Boys' name · since 1960
Arnez
580 babies named Arnez in U.S. Social Security records since 1960, with the highest year being 2007. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #7,212 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,048 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 580
- born since 1960
- 2000s
- peak decade
Arnez currently ranks #9048 among boys' names in America, with 580 babies recorded since 1960.
Social Security Administration records show Arnez recorded 580 times among boys since 1960, holding rank #9048 nationally today, ahead of 35% of boys, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1960 to 2025.
- #7,212 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #9,048 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 580 born since 1960
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Arnez ranks #7,212 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,048 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 580 born since 1960, peaking in the 2000s.
- #7,212 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,048 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 580
- born since 1960
- 2000s
- peak decade
Arnez's 580 recorded births place it above 84.12% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Michigan.
How Arnez compares
580 Top 41% higher than 59% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Arnez's all-time total is 57% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Arnez | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 580 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 39 | 34 | 22,252 |
Arnez's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Arnez's SSA record in two at 2006 and the more recent half accounts for 63% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 37%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1969, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2007 peak of 39, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Arnez popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1960–2025
- Peak year (2007)
- 39
- Annual births at peak, across 66 years of records
Arnez popularity over time - girls
5 total births recorded since 1982 (Arnez as girls' name)
Arnez by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (244 births, 42% of the file).
2000s was Arnez's strongest decade.
244 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Arnez births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 14
1960s
14 births
- 1970s 12
1970s
12 births
- 1980s 19
1980s
19 births
- 1990s 64
1990s
64 births
- 2000s
2000s
244 births
- 2010s
2010s
159 births
- 2020s 68
2020s
68 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 244 births (42% of all-time use).
How Arnez compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Arnez's total volume
Arnez by state
Where Arnez concentrates geographically, total births since 1960
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What to do with Arnez's data
- Arnez's decade-level peak was the 2000s (244 total births); usage has since declined to 68 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Michigan records the most Arnezs (10 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Michigan 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 Arnez: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2007)
Similar record span (~65 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, 1960–2025 (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 Arnez 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.