Arnella

Girl · recorded 1916–1981

  • 1981last recorded
  • 1938best year

Most popular in 1938.

Last recorded in 1981. Fewer than five girls a year have been given it since, so it's a true rarity.

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Meaning

We don’t have a verified meaning for Arnella.

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Its story

Popularity since 1916

05919161932194919651981

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Per million girls born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.
See the 25 recorded years as a table
Arnella, per million girls born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
YearPer million
19166
19204
19214
19225
19234
19245
19264
19276
19336
19355
19389
19408
19483
19495
19523
19534
19547
19553
19563
19573
19584
19595
19602
19633
19813

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Arnella isn’t concentrated in any one state. Either it’s spread evenly, or no state reaches the 25 births over three years needed before a rate means anything.

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 1981
5
Rank in 1981
#10,411
How rare
1 in 333,612 girls
Since 1916
166

Arnella was last recorded in 1981. Fewer than five girls have been given the name in any year since, which is the point below which the record stops reporting.

Most popular in 1938, at 9 per million girls born.

There isn’t enough data for a ten-year trend: Arnella doesn’t appear in both ends of that window.

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.