Boys' name · since 1961
Arness
Since 1961, U.S. Social Security records show 11 babies named Arness, peaking in 1967. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #33,180 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 11
- born since 1961
- 1960s
- peak decade
11 boys have been named Arness since 1961, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Arness recorded 11 times among boys since 1961, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1960s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1961 to 1967.
- #33,180 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 11 born since 1961
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Arness ranks #33,180 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 11 born since 1961, peaking in the 1960s.
- #33,180 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 11
- born since 1961
- 1960s
- peak decade
Arness's 11 recorded births place it above 24.53% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Arness's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Arness splits its recorded history at 1967: 55% of all births land in the more recent half, 45% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1961 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1967 peak of 6 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Arness popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1961–1967
- Peak year (1967)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 7 years of records
Arness by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (11 births, 100% of the file).
1960s was Arness's strongest decade.
11 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Arness births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s
1960s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 11 births (100% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for Arness: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1967)
Similar record span (~6 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1961–1967 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Arness draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.