Boys' name · since 1913
Arnet
96 babies named Arnet in U.S. Social Security records since 1913, with the highest year being 1920. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #17,656 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 96
- born since 1913
- 1920s
- peak decade
96 boys have been named Arnet since 1913, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Arnet has been recorded 96 times among boys since 1913, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1913 to 1956.
- #17,656 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 96 born since 1913
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Arnet ranks #17,656 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 96 born since 1913, peaking in the 1920s.
- #17,656 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 96
- born since 1913
- 1920s
- peak decade
Arnet's 96 recorded births place it above 61% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Arnet's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Arnet splits its recorded history at 1923: 53% of all births land in the more recent half, 47% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1913 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1920 peak of 10 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Arnet popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1913–1956
- Peak year (1920)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 44 years of records
Arnet by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (46 births, 48% of the file).
1920s was Arnet's strongest decade.
46 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.
Arnet births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
30 births
- 1920s
1920s
46 births
- 1930s 10
1930s
10 births
- 1950s 10
1950s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 46 births (48% of all-time use).
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- Arnet's decade-level peak was the 1920s (46 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 1950s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Arnet: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~43 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, 1913–1956 (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 Arnet 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.