Is Arnell a boy or girl name?

Arnell is a unisex name. Of the 2,080 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 38.4% were girls and 61.6% were boys. It changed hands in 1995, and has gone mainly to girls since.

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Arnell

Recorded 1910–2022 · United States

Arnell was most popular in 1962, when 47 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,650 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,080 people named Arnell.

Arnell over time

Births per year. The dot marks Arnell’s peak in 1962. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Arnell a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Arnell is a unisex name — 38.4% of the 2,080 Americans given it were girls and 61.6% were boys. It changed hands: since 1995 it has gone mainly to girls, having gone mainly to boys before that. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org