Is Arnie a boy or girl name?
Arnie was mostly a boy name in the US. Across 1880–2024, 10.2% of the 2,309 US babies named Arnie were girls. Fewer than 10 babies were given the name in 2024.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #8,346
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Arnie since 1887
- 2,309
- Most popular year
- 1960
- 60 babies
Boys and girls named Arnie, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 5 | 5 | 50% |
| 1890s | 7 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 34 | 17 | 33.3% |
| 1910s | 212 | 66 | 23.7% |
| 1920s | 193 | 69 | 26.3% |
| 1930s | 215 | 50 | 18.9% |
| 1940s | 251 | 12 | 4.6% |
| 1950s | 331 | 16 | 4.6% |
| 1960s | 378 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 154 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 99 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 69 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 44 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 39 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 43 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 9 | #8,346 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 12 | #6,911 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 7 | #9,912 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 5 | #12,298 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 10 | #7,553 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 9 | #8,257 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 6 | #10,871 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 5 | #12,413 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 7 | #9,740 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 6 | #10,838 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 6 | #10,873 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 6 | #11,166 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 7 | #9,654 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 7 | #8,721 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 6 | #9,471 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 8 | #7,574 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 10 | #6,353 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 8 | #7,198 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 8 | #6,893 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 9 | #6,125 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 5 | #9,105 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 9 | #5,899 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 8 | #6,262 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 10 | #5,118 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 12 | #4,427 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 7 | #6,264 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 11 | #4,176 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 13 | #3,454 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 9 | #4,353 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 8 | #4,581 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 12 | #3,425 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 17 | #2,716 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 16 | #2,789 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 6 | #5,569 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 8 | #4,440 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 12 | #3,227 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 13 | #3,050 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 10 | #3,488 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 20 | #2,210 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 11 | #3,140 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 11 | #3,025 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 19 | #2,085 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 27 | #1,709 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 23 | #1,850 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 25 | #1,644 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 23 | #1,650 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 22 | #1,657 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 39 | #1,197 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 30 | #1,406 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 39 | #1,237 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 40 | #1,227 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 55 | #1,029 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 45 | #1,181 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 60 | #985 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 51 | #1,081 | 5 | #6,298 |
| 1958 | 52 | #1,061 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 47 | #1,117 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 38 | #1,234 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 20 | #1,727 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 25 | #1,529 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 23 | #1,593 | 5 | #5,714 |
| 1952 | 22 | #1,620 | 6 | #4,950 |
| 1951 | 23 | #1,553 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 30 | #1,313 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 27 | #1,410 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 27 | #1,402 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 31 | #1,319 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 32 | #1,238 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 20 | #1,501 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 25 | #1,331 | 7 | #3,710 |
| 1943 | 20 | #1,582 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 21 | #1,537 | 5 | #4,661 |
| 1941 | 24 | #1,375 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 24 | #1,369 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 30 | #1,195 | 9 | #2,938 |
| 1938 | 24 | #1,366 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 29 | #1,234 | 5 | #4,291 |
| 1936 | 21 | #1,465 | 5 | #4,230 |
| 1935 | 29 | #1,248 | 5 | #4,253 |
| 1934 | 20 | #1,555 | 7 | #3,467 |
| 1933 | 15 | #1,833 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 14 | #2,003 | 5 | #4,462 |
| 1931 | 13 | #2,106 | 9 | #2,993 |
| 1930 | 20 | #1,645 | 5 | #4,596 |
| 1929 | 12 | #2,322 | 5 | #4,610 |
| 1928 | 19 | #1,765 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 20 | #1,749 | 5 | #4,859 |
| 1926 | 14 | #2,197 | 6 | #4,339 |
| 1925 | 22 | #1,628 | 8 | #3,687 |
| 1924 | 24 | #1,579 | 8 | #3,678 |
| 1923 | 21 | #1,699 | 8 | #3,665 |
| 1922 | 22 | #1,650 | 12 | #2,786 |
| 1921 | 25 | #1,510 | 7 | #4,051 |
| 1920 | 14 | #2,231 | 10 | #3,110 |
| 1919 | 21 | #1,629 | 10 | #3,024 |
| 1918 | 27 | #1,376 | 13 | #2,531 |
| 1917 | 20 | #1,648 | 8 | #3,371 |
| 1916 | 39 | #1,028 | 12 | #2,508 |
| 1915 | 27 | #1,269 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 23 | #1,225 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 25 | #999 | 5 | #3,222 |
| 1912 | 10 | #1,623 | 7 | #2,380 |
| 1911 | 7 | #1,396 | 11 | #1,459 |
| 1910 | 13 | #866 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 9 | #1,027 | 5 | #2,234 |
| 1908 | 6 | #1,225 | 5 | #2,128 |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 7 | #971 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 6 | #1,016 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 6 | #953 | 7 | #1,346 |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 7 | #890 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 5 | #1,296 |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 5 | #937 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Arnie reached #866 in 1910. As a girl name, it reached #1,296 in 1889. 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 Arnie
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.