Recorded 1915–1959 Boys' name Peak 1947 67 births

Arney — boys' name

67 babies named Arney in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 1947. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s101920s191930s51940s161950s17
1920s
Peak decade

28% of everyone ever named Arney was born in this single decade.

1947
Single peak year

11 babies were named Arney in 1947 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Arney

The Social Security Administration has registered 67 babies named Arney between 1915 and 1959, spanning 45 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Arney currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1959. The name reached its historical peak in 1947, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Arney performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 19 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Arney shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Arney in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 67 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Arney at a glance

Last recorded 1959

Total births

67

Since 1915

45 years of records

Peak year

1947

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1959

Active since

1915

Recorded for 45 years

Last year on file: 1959

Arney popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1959–1915

Last recorded 1959
Peak year (1947)
11
Annual births at peak — across 45 years of records
4681012 19591958195419471945193419261922192119171915 5

Arney by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
19 births that decade — 28% of Arney's all-time total
1910s101920s191930s51940s161950s17

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Arney?
67 babies have been named Arney since 1915. It was last recorded in 1959. The peak year was 1947 with 11 births.
When was Arney most popular?
Arney was most popular in the 1920s decade with 19 total births. The single peak year was 1947.
How long has the name Arney been used?
Arney has been recorded in Social Security data since 1915, spanning 45 years of data through 1959.
What names are similar to Arney?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Arnold, Arnulfo, Arnoldo, Arnav, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1915–1959 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.