Girls' name · since 1914

Arneta

Since 1914, U.S. Social Security records show 152 babies named Arneta, peaking in 1922. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#22,615 of 72,339
all-time among girls
152
born since 1914
1920s
peak decade

Arneta sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 152 recorded since 1914.

Arneta has 152 recorded births among girls since 1914, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1914 to 1968.

  • #22,615 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 152 born since 1914
  • 1920s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Arneta ranks #22,615 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 152 born since 1914, peaking in the 1920s.

#22,615 of 72,339
all-time among girls
152
born since 1914
1920s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Arneta's 152 recorded births place it above 68.65% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Arneta's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Arneta splits its recorded history at 1932: 43% of all births land in the more recent half, 57% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1939 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1922 peak of 13 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Arneta popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1914–1968

Last recorded 1968
Peak year (1922)
13
Annual births at peak, across 55 years of records
468101214 19141919192319271939195319621968 6

Arneta by decade

1920s is the heaviest window (58 births, 38% of the file).

1920s was Arneta's strongest decade.

58 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.

Arneta births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1920s at 58 births (38% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Arneta? ▼
152 babies have been named Arneta since 1914. All-time, it sits at #22,615 of 72,339 girls' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 1968. The peak year was 1922 with 13 births.
Where does Arneta sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Arneta ranks #22,615 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Arneta most popular? ▼
Arneta was most popular in the 1920s decade with 58 total births. The single peak year was 1922.
How long has the name Arneta been used? ▼
Records for Arneta go back to 1914, giving 55 years of history through 1968.
What names are similar to Arneta? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Arnetta, Arnita, Arnette, Arnell, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Arneta's data

  • Arneta's decade-level peak was the 1920s (58 total births); usage has since declined to 19 in the 1960s -- 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.

Keep exploring Arneta

Nearby Names Like Arneta

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Arneta

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Elvis
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Leotta
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Arneta: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1914–1968 (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 Arneta 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.