Is Arnie a boy or girl name?

Arnie is mostly a boy’s name. Of the 2,323 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 10.1% were girls and 89.9% were boys.

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Arnie

Recorded 1887–2025 · United States

Arnie was most popular in 1960, when 60 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,303 that year. In 2025 it ranked #12,918, with 14 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,323 people named Arnie.

Arnie over time

Births per year. The dot marks Arnie’s peak in 1960. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Arnie a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Arnie is mostly a boy’s name — 10.1% of the 2,323 Americans given it were girls and 89.9% were boys. 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.

Names that peaked alongside Arnie

Where Arnie is most concentrated

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

California 4.1×

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