Unisex name · since 1887

Arnie

2,088 babies named Arnie in U.S. Social Security records since 1887, with the highest year being 1960. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#3,222 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#6,154 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
2,088
born since 1887
1960s
peak decade

2,088 babies have been named Arnie since 1887, making it today's #6154 unisex name.

Social Security Administration records show Arnie recorded 2,088 times among boys since 1887, holding rank #6154 nationally today, ahead of 56% of boys, peaking in the 1960s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1887 to 2025.

  • #3,222 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • #6,154 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
  • 2,088 born since 1887
  • 1960s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Arnie ranks #3,222 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,154 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 2,088 born since 1887, peaking in the 1960s.

#3,222 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#6,154 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
2,088
born since 1887
1960s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%55.8%
Arnie vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Arnie's 2,088 recorded births place it above 92.91% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

10 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

10 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.

How Arnie compares

2,088 Top 22% higher than 78% 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

Arnie's all-time total is 6x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Arnie Median boys name (Takari) #1 boys name (Liam)
All-time total births 2,088 369 358,536
Peak-year births 60 34 22,252

Arnie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Arnie's SSA record in two at 1959 and the more recent half accounts for 43% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 57%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1887, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1960 peak of 60, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Arnie popularity over time - boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1887–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1960)
60
Annual births at peak, across 139 years of records
020406080 188719171931194519591973198820062025 14

Arnie popularity over time - girls

235 total births recorded since 1889 (Arnie as girls' name)

Unisex variant - 235 births
468101214 18891912191919241930193619521959 5

Arnie by decade

1960s is the heaviest window (378 births, 18% of the file).

1960s was Arnie's strongest decade.

378 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 18% of all-time use.

Arnie births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1960s at 378 births (18% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

How Arnie 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 Arnie's total volume

Arnie vs 15 similarly-sized boys names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%5%10%15%20% 050100150200 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -41, 8.1%-146, 1.8%-52, 4.3%-53, 5.5%-24, 15.2%-38, 7.9%-34, 9.3%-25, 7.5%-57, 3.1%-51, 3.9%-29, 7.1%-39, 7.1%-111, 4.3%-71, 5.3%-144, 1.6%Arnie-139, 2.9%Arnie
Arnie vs 15 similarly-sized boys names

Arnie by state

Where Arnie concentrates geographically, total births since 1887

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Arnie
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
75 3.6%
#2 Minnesota
26 1.2%
#3 Illinois
16 0.8%
#4 Texas
16 0.8%
#5 Washington
12 0.6%
#6 Alabama
11 0.5%
#7 Georgia
5 0.2%
#8 Michigan
5 0.2%
California share of Arnie's total US births 3.6%
Even split

75 of 2,088 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 10 reporting states.

Arnie appears in 10 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Arnie? ▼
2,088 babies have been named Arnie since 1887. All-time, it sits at #3,222 of 45,481 boys' names by recorded births. In 2025, it ranks #6,154 of 13,930 among boys. The peak year was 1960 with 60 births.
Where does Arnie sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Arnie ranks #3,222 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,154 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Arnie most popular? ▼
Arnie was most popular in the 1960s decade with 378 total births. The single peak year was 1960.
Where is Arnie most popular? ▼
The top states for the name Arnie are California (75 births), Minnesota (26 births), Illinois (16 births).
Is Arnie a unisex name? ▼
Yes, Arnie is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 2,088 births, and as a girl's name it has 235 births.
How long has the name Arnie been used? ▼
Arnie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1887, spanning 139 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Arnie? ▼
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.

What to do with Arnie's data

  • Arnie's decade-level peak was the 1960s (378 total births); usage has since declined to 57 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • California records the most Arnies (75 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Arnie

Nearby Names Like Arnie

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Arnie

Arnold Boy
#1477 103,846 births
Arnulfo Boy
#3763 6,316 births
Arnoldo Boy
#4063 4,713 births
Arnav Boy
#2915 3,585 births
Arne Boy
#9754 2,854 births

Compare Arnie side by side: Arnie vs Arnold Arnie vs Arnulfo Arnie vs Arnoldo

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Related Names

Names with a similar popularity rank to Arnie

Lovell #6153
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Elija #6155
1,169 births · Peak 2008
Cris #6152
3,033 births · Peak 1960
Romie #6156
1,744 births · Peak 1920
Ruel #6151
1,921 births · Peak 1915
Cornell #6157
11,347 births · Peak 1962
Esequiel #6150
2,944 births · Peak 1974
Kelsey #6158
5,322 births · Peak 1989

Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Arnie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1887–2025 (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 Arnie 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.