Arkie
Arkie Deya Whiteley was an Australian actress who appeared in television and film.
Meaning & Origin of Arkie
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Arkie Deya Whiteley was an Australian actress who appeared in television and film.
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The Story of Arkie
As a girl name
Arkie first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1883, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1917: 13 births, good for #2,428 nationwide. The 1910s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 33% of all recorded Arkies. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 1932 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 183 Arkies have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Arkie first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1928, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1937: 9 births, good for #2,479 nationwide. The 1930s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 59% of all recorded Arkies. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 1942 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 37 Arkies have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1920s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Arkie
Arkie is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1883 and has accumulated 183 births in the dataset. Arkie's peak popularity came in 1917 when it ranked #2,428. Use the chart and map above to compare Arkie's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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