Is Arnett a boy or girl name?

Arnett is mostly a boy’s name. Of the 1,373 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 5.5% were girls and 94.5% were boys.

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Arnett

Recorded 1893–2006 · United States

Arnett was most popular in 1951, when 35 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,725 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,373 people named Arnett.

Arnett over time

Births per year. The dot marks Arnett’s peak in 1951. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Arnett a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Arnett is mostly a boy’s name — 5.5% of the 1,373 Americans given it were girls and 94.5% were 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.

Names that peaked alongside Arnett

Where Arnett is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

West Virginia 67.1×

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