Girls' name · since 1917
Arnetha
463 babies named Arnetha in U.S. Social Security records since 1917, with the highest year being 1956. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #12,409 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 463
- born since 1917
- 1950s
- peak decade
463 girls have been named Arnetha since 1917, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Arnetha has been recorded 463 times among girls since 1917, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1950s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1917 to 1983.
- #12,409 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 463 born since 1917
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Arnetha ranks #12,409 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 463 born since 1917, peaking in the 1950s.
- #12,409 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 463
- born since 1917
- 1950s
- peak decade
Arnetha's 463 recorded births place it above 82.81% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by South Carolina.
Arnetha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Arnetha splits its recorded history at 1947: 57% of all births land in the more recent half, 43% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1917 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1956 peak of 16 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Arnetha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1917–1983
- Peak year (1956)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 67 years of records
Arnetha by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (111 births, 24% of the file).
1950s was Arnetha's strongest decade.
111 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 24% of all-time use.
Arnetha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 20
1910s
20 births
- 1920s
1920s
61 births
- 1930s
1930s
64 births
- 1940s
1940s
76 births
- 1950s
1950s
111 births
- 1960s
1960s
105 births
- 1970s 15
1970s
15 births
- 1980s 11
1980s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 111 births (24% of all-time use).
Arnetha by state
Where Arnetha concentrates geographically, total births since 1917
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | South Carolina | | 15 | 3.2% |
15 of 463 births nationwide.
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What to do with Arnetha's data
- Arnetha's decade-level peak was the 1950s (111 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 1980s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- South Carolina records the most Arnethas (15 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. South Carolina names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Arnetha: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1956)
Similar record span (~66 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, 1917–1983 (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 Arnetha 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.