Is Arnell a boy or girl name?
Arnell was used for both, more often for boys in the US. Across 1880–2024, 38.4% of the 2,080 US babies named Arnell were girls. Fewer than 10 babies were given the name in 2024.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Arnell since 1910
- 2,080
- Most popular year
- 1962
- 47 babies
Boys and girls named Arnell, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 36 | 44 | 55% |
| 1920s | 56 | 144 | 72% |
| 1930s | 102 | 145 | 58.7% |
| 1940s | 87 | 133 | 60.5% |
| 1950s | 135 | 115 | 46% |
| 1960s | 184 | 118 | 39.1% |
| 1970s | 181 | 33 | 15.4% |
| 1980s | 165 | 14 | 7.8% |
| 1990s | 134 | 52 | 28% |
| 2000s | 101 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 88 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 13 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 7 | #9,911 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 6 | #10,894 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 10 | #7,699 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 10 | #7,659 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 6 | #10,889 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 6 | #10,861 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 18 | #5,073 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 5 | #12,251 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 9 | #8,168 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 6 | #10,898 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 12 | #6,609 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 6 | #10,871 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 10 | #7,737 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 23 | #4,250 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 8 | #8,787 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 9 | #7,672 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 10 | #7,010 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 5 | #11,020 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 17 | #4,517 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 7 | #8,400 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 12 | #5,602 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 11 | #5,681 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 16 | #4,214 | 6 | #12,599 |
| 1997 | 5 | #9,361 | 7 | #10,963 |
| 1996 | 7 | #7,190 | 13 | #6,754 |
| 1995 | 13 | #4,528 | 21 | #4,686 |
| 1994 | 18 | #3,603 | 5 | #13,629 |
| 1993 | 14 | #4,247 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 17 | #3,613 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 21 | #2,994 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 12 | #4,426 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 18 | #3,212 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 13 | #3,722 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 16 | #3,079 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 14 | #3,278 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 15 | #3,081 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 12 | #3,475 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 12 | #3,424 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 21 | #2,343 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 26 | #2,041 | 7 | #8,188 |
| 1980 | 18 | #2,624 | 7 | #8,228 |
| 1979 | 18 | #2,580 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 23 | #2,073 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 19 | #2,371 | 6 | #8,509 |
| 1976 | 19 | #2,340 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 18 | #2,367 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 22 | #1,992 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 11 | #3,024 | 7 | #6,711 |
| 1972 | 17 | #2,247 | 6 | #7,335 |
| 1971 | 14 | #2,572 | 7 | #6,657 |
| 1970 | 20 | #1,992 | 7 | #6,411 |
| 1969 | 19 | #1,915 | 11 | #4,446 |
| 1968 | 17 | #1,962 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 14 | #2,146 | 14 | #3,498 |
| 1966 | 15 | #2,049 | 11 | #3,976 |
| 1965 | 9 | #2,791 | 12 | #3,754 |
| 1964 | 14 | #2,215 | 17 | #3,113 |
| 1963 | 17 | #1,964 | 13 | #3,640 |
| 1962 | 25 | #1,590 | 22 | #2,608 |
| 1961 | 28 | #1,521 | 5 | #6,627 |
| 1960 | 26 | #1,583 | 13 | #3,522 |
| 1959 | 17 | #1,978 | 10 | #4,042 |
| 1958 | 10 | #2,652 | 5 | #6,143 |
| 1957 | 18 | #1,891 | 11 | #3,709 |
| 1956 | 13 | #2,269 | 15 | #3,057 |
| 1955 | 5 | #3,907 | 5 | #5,873 |
| 1954 | 15 | #2,048 | 15 | #2,897 |
| 1953 | 15 | #2,047 | 17 | #2,600 |
| 1952 | 14 | #2,081 | 10 | #3,565 |
| 1951 | 14 | #2,058 | 14 | #2,817 |
| 1950 | 14 | #2,029 | 13 | #2,917 |
| 1949 | 13 | #2,129 | 17 | #2,415 |
| 1948 | 7 | #3,020 | 8 | #3,903 |
| 1947 | 18 | #1,789 | 17 | #2,455 |
| 1946 | 7 | #2,934 | 14 | #2,611 |
| 1945 | 12 | #2,013 | 17 | #2,068 |
| 1944 | 9 | #2,474 | 11 | #2,774 |
| 1943 | 5 | #3,570 | 11 | #2,873 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 16 | #2,219 |
| 1941 | 7 | #2,885 | 12 | #2,541 |
| 1940 | 9 | #2,489 | 10 | #2,747 |
| 1939 | 13 | #1,962 | 12 | #2,426 |
| 1938 | 11 | #2,189 | 14 | #2,235 |
| 1937 | 11 | #2,211 | 11 | #2,579 |
| 1936 | 12 | #2,067 | 15 | #2,038 |
| 1935 | 8 | #2,729 | 18 | #1,852 |
| 1934 | 13 | #2,028 | 20 | #1,704 |
| 1933 | 11 | #2,217 | 10 | #2,699 |
| 1932 | 7 | #3,106 | 18 | #1,882 |
| 1931 | 9 | #2,664 | 12 | #2,434 |
| 1930 | 7 | #3,307 | 15 | #2,206 |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 15 | #2,198 |
| 1928 | 9 | #2,858 | 14 | #2,391 |
| 1927 | 10 | #2,712 | 13 | #2,563 |
| 1926 | 12 | #2,441 | 11 | #2,884 |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 11 | #2,952 |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 18 | #2,145 |
| 1923 | 7 | #3,488 | 14 | #2,474 |
| 1922 | 12 | #2,497 | 18 | #2,119 |
| 1921 | 6 | #3,895 | 15 | #2,383 |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 15 | #2,363 |
| 1919 | 8 | #3,126 | 9 | #3,238 |
| 1918 | 9 | #2,896 | 6 | #4,323 |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 9 | #3,115 |
| 1916 | 7 | #3,196 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 7 | #3,106 | 9 | #2,914 |
| 1914 | 5 | #3,289 | 5 | #3,654 |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 6 | #2,161 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Arnell reached #1,521 in 1961. As a girl name, it reached #1,704 in 1934. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1960s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Arnell
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.