How Many People Are Named Arnie?
people named Arnie are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 296,430 people in the US has this name
Based on 2,323 babies named Arnie in Social Security records from 1887 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
60 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Diminutive of ARNOLD.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Arnie, 2.8% were girls and 97.2% were boys. The share of girls among babies named Arnie fell from 23.7% in the 1910s to 0% in the 1970s.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Arnie alive today is about 55 years old, and 54% are 60 or older. Half of them were between 44 and 69 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Arnie first appears in the records in 1887 and was given most often in 1960, to 60 babies. In 2025, 14 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1887 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Arnie has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #866, in 1910. In 2025 it ranked #6,168. Among girls, its best rank was #1,295, in 1889.
| Boys | Girls | |
|---|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #6,168 | Not ranked |
| Best rank | #866 (1910) | #1,295 (1889) |
| Years in the top 100 | None | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #1,271 in the 1960s | #3,823 in the 1920s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Arnie alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Arnie were born in California than in any other state: about 64 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Arnie was given about 4.8 times as often in California.
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