Arnett
Arnett is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include:
Meaning & Origin of Arnett
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Arnett is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include:
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The Story of Arnett
As a girl name
The earliest SSA record of Arnett as a girl name dates back to 1917, when 6 babies received it. 1959 was its biggest year on record, with 10 newborns named Arnett — #4,031 in the national rankings. The 1950s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 36% of all recorded Arnetts. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 1968 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 75 Arnetts have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
American parents first put Arnett on the record books as a boy name in 1893, with 6 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1951, when 35 Arnetts were born — ranking #1,242 that year. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2006 (7 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 1K Arnetts have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1890s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Arnett
Arnett is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1893 and has accumulated 1K births in the dataset. Arnett's peak popularity came in 1951 when it ranked #1,242. Use the chart and map above to compare Arnett'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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