Girls' name · since 1894
Arnetta
3,248 babies named Arnetta in U.S. Social Security records since 1894, with the highest year being 1953. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #3,421 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 3,248
- born since 1894
- 1950s
- peak decade
3,248 girls have been named Arnetta since 1894, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Arnetta has been recorded 3,248 times among girls since 1894, 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 1894 to 1999.
- #3,421 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 3,248 born since 1894
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Arnetta ranks #3,421 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 3,248 born since 1894, peaking in the 1950s.
- #3,421 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 3,248
- born since 1894
- 1950s
- peak decade
Arnetta's 3,248 recorded births place it above 95.27% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
20 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Pennsylvania.
Arnetta's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Arnetta splits its recorded history at 1950: 54% of all births land in the more recent half, 46% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1894 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1953 peak of 82 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Arnetta popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1894–1999
- Peak year (1953)
- 82
- Annual births at peak, across 106 years of records
Arnetta by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (630 births, 19% of the file).
1950s was Arnetta's strongest decade.
630 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 19% of all-time use.
Arnetta births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 16
1890s
16 births
- 1900s 60
1900s
60 births
- 1910s 202
1910s
202 births
- 1920s
1920s
352 births
- 1930s
1930s
367 births
- 1940s
1940s
489 births
- 1950s
1950s
630 births
- 1960s
1960s
620 births
- 1970s
1970s
278 births
- 1980s 161
1980s
161 births
- 1990s 73
1990s
73 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 630 births (19% of all-time use).
How Arnetta compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Arnetta's total volume
Arnetta by state
Where Arnetta concentrates geographically, total births since 1894
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Pennsylvania | | 120 | 3.7% |
| #2 | Illinois | | 119 | 3.7% |
| #3 | North Carolina | | 92 | 2.8% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 90 | 2.8% |
| #5 | New York | | 32 | 1.0% |
| #6 | California | | 28 | 0.9% |
| #7 | Virginia | | 22 | 0.7% |
| #8 | Kentucky | | 21 | 0.6% |
120 of 3,248 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 20 reporting states.
Arnetta appears in 20 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Arnetta's data
- Arnetta's decade-level peak was the 1950s (630 total births); usage has since declined to 73 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Pennsylvania records the most Arnettas (120 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Pennsylvania names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Arnetta: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1953)
Similar record span (~105 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, 1894–1999 (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 Arnetta 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.