Girls' name · since 1972
Arnetra
59 babies named Arnetra in U.S. Social Security records since 1972, with the highest year being 1976. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #32,988 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 59
- born since 1972
- 1970s
- peak decade
Arnetra sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 59 recorded since 1972.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Arnetra has been recorded 59 times among girls since 1972, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1972 to 1985.
- #32,988 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 59 born since 1972
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Arnetra ranks #32,988 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 59 born since 1972, peaking in the 1970s.
- #32,988 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 59
- born since 1972
- 1970s
- peak decade
Arnetra's 59 recorded births place it above 54.13% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Alabama.
Arnetra's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Arnetra's SSA record in two at 1975 and the more recent half accounts for 66% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 34%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1980, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1976 peak of 21, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Arnetra popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1972–1985
- Peak year (1976)
- 21
- Annual births at peak, across 14 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000, last recorded 1985.
59 total births across 14 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1976 with 21 births in a single year.
Arnetra by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (49 births, 83% of the file).
1970s was Arnetra's strongest decade.
49 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 83% of all-time use.
Arnetra births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
49 births
- 1980s 10
1980s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 49 births (83% of all-time use).
Arnetra decade highlights
- Peak decade 49 births
- Runner-up 10 births
- Decades tracked with recorded births
Arnetra by state
Where Arnetra concentrates geographically, total births since 1972
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Alabama | | 5 | 8.5% |
5 of 59 births nationwide.
Top 5 states
- Alabama 8.5% of nationwide
Recorded in 1 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
Alabama accounts for 8.5% of all recorded births nationwide - a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
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- Arnetra's decade-level peak was the 1970s (49 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 1980s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Alabama records the most Arnetras (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Alabama 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 Arnetra: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1976)
Similar record span (~13 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, 1972–1985 (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 Arnetra 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.
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