Arnie
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- AR-nee
- Origin
- Germanic
- UK rank, 2025
- #427 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #6,140 for boys
Arnie is a boys' name of Germanic origin, meaning “eagle power”. In 2025 it ranked 427th for boys in the UK (104 babies) and 6,140th for boys in the US (14 babies).
What does Arnie mean?
Germanic: pet form of Arnold
“eagle power”
More on Wiktionary.
Is Arnie a girl's or a boy's name?
Arnie is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 104 boys in the UK and 14 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Arnie in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #427among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 104about 1 in 2,900 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 45% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 104 boys in the UK were named Arnie, making it the 427th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 503rd. Its busiest year was 2024, with 106 boys.
Half of all the boys named Arnie in the UK since 1996 were born between 2017 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 416th in England and Wales and 441st in Scotland.
Arnie in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 104 | #427 |
| 2024 | 106 | #422 |
| 2023 | 94 | #462 |
| 2022 | 95 | #469 |
| 2021 | 98 | #471 |
| 2020 | 85 | #503 |
| 2019 | 70 | #594 |
| 2018 | 54 | #705 |
| 2017 | 56 | #693 |
| 2016 | 54 | #708 |
| 2015 | 43 | #812 |
| 2014 | 32 | #991 |
| 2013 | 12 | #1,901 |
| 2012 | 9 | #2,382 |
| 2011 | 9 | #2,311 |
| 2010 | 14 | #1,724 |
| 2009 | 8 | #2,445 |
| 2008 | 3 | #4,615 |
| 2007 | 5 | #3,231 |
| 2006 | 4 | #3,522 |
| 2005 | 4 | #3,330 |
| 2004 | 10 | #1,688 |
| 2003 | 7 | #2,054 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 6 | #2,049 |
| 2000 | 4 | #2,612 |
| 1999 | 5 | #2,184 |
| 1998 | 3 | #3,021 |
| 1997 | 3 | #2,979 |
| 1996 | 8 | #1,506 |
How popular is Arnie in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #6,140among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 14about 1 in 120,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to calltoo few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 14 boys in the US were named Arnie, making it the 6,140th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 7,497th. Its busiest year was 1960, with 60 boys. It first appears in the records in 1887.
2025 had more boys named Arnie than any year since 1982.
Half of all the boys named Arnie in the US since 1880 were born between 1934 and 1967, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 1959, 9% of the babies named Arnie in the US were girls.
Arnie in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 14 | #6,140 |
| 2024 | 9 | #8,307 |
| 2023 | 12 | #6,892 |
| 2022 | 7 | #9,815 |
| 2021 | 5 | #12,141 |
| 2020 | 10 | #7,497 |
| 2019 | 9 | #8,209 |
| 2018 | 6 | #10,754 |
| 2017 | 5 | #12,241 |
| 2016 | 7 | #9,659 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 6 | #10,722 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 6 | #10,759 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 6 | #11,030 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 7 | #9,579 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 7 | #8,636 |
| 2002 | 6 | #9,385 |
| 2001 | 8 | #7,529 |
| 2000 | 10 | #6,309 |
| 1999 | 8 | #7,132 |
| 1998 | 8 | #6,837 |
| 1997 | 9 | #6,094 |
| 1996 | 5 | #9,008 |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 9 | #5,862 |
| 1993 | 8 | #6,221 |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 10 | #5,088 |
| 1990 | 12 | #4,401 |
| 1989 | 7 | #6,222 |
| 1988 | 11 | #4,157 |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 13 | #3,437 |
| 1985 | 9 | #4,328 |
| 1984 | 8 | #4,549 |
| 1983 | 12 | #3,410 |
| 1982 | 17 | #2,708 |
| 1981 | 16 | #2,777 |
| 1980 | 6 | #5,523 |
| 1979 | 8 | #4,401 |
| 1978 | 12 | #3,214 |
| 1977 | 13 | #3,036 |
| 1976 | 10 | #3,469 |
| 1975 | 20 | #2,204 |
| 1974 | 11 | #3,118 |
| 1973 | 11 | #3,011 |
| 1972 | 19 | #2,080 |
| 1971 | 27 | #1,704 |
| 1970 | 23 | #1,846 |
| 1969 | 25 | #1,641 |
| 1968 | 23 | #1,649 |
| 1967 | 22 | #1,651 |
| 1966 | 39 | #1,193 |
| 1965 | 30 | #1,404 |
| 1964 | 39 | #1,235 |
| 1963 | 40 | #1,227 |
| 1962 | 55 | #1,027 |
| 1961 | 45 | #1,178 |
| 1960 | 60 | #980 |
| 1959 | 51 | #1,080 |
| 1958 | 52 | #1,059 |
| 1957 | 47 | #1,116 |
| 1956 | 38 | #1,231 |
| 1955 | 20 | #1,724 |
| 1954 | 25 | #1,524 |
| 1953 | 23 | #1,591 |
| 1952 | 22 | #1,614 |
| 1951 | 23 | #1,552 |
| 1950 | 30 | #1,312 |
| 1949 | 27 | #1,408 |
| 1948 | 27 | #1,399 |
| 1947 | 31 | #1,315 |
| 1946 | 32 | #1,235 |
| 1945 | 20 | #1,493 |
| 1944 | 25 | #1,327 |
| 1943 | 20 | #1,576 |
| 1942 | 21 | #1,537 |
| 1941 | 24 | #1,372 |
| 1940 | 24 | #1,368 |
| 1939 | 30 | #1,194 |
| 1938 | 24 | #1,364 |
| 1937 | 29 | #1,233 |
| 1936 | 21 | #1,463 |
| 1935 | 29 | #1,247 |
| 1934 | 20 | #1,551 |
| 1933 | 15 | #1,829 |
| 1932 | 14 | #1,995 |
| 1931 | 13 | #2,101 |
| 1930 | 20 | #1,644 |
| 1929 | 12 | #2,316 |
| 1928 | 19 | #1,760 |
| 1927 | 20 | #1,748 |
| 1926 | 14 | #2,186 |
| 1925 | 22 | #1,628 |
| 1924 | 24 | #1,577 |
| 1923 | 21 | #1,695 |
| 1922 | 22 | #1,644 |
| 1921 | 25 | #1,509 |
| 1920 | 14 | #2,230 |
| 1919 | 21 | #1,623 |
| 1918 | 27 | #1,372 |
| 1917 | 20 | #1,642 |
| 1916 | 39 | #1,028 |
| 1915 | 27 | #1,265 |
| 1914 | 23 | #1,221 |
| 1913 | 25 | #995 |
| 1912 | 10 | #1,618 |
| 1911 | 7 | #1,386 |
| 1910 | 13 | #859 |
| 1909 | 9 | #1,020 |
| 1908 | 6 | #1,216 |
| 1907 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 7 | #966 |
| 1903 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 6 | #1,012 |
| 1901 | 6 | #942 |
| 1900 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 7 | #884 |
| 1897 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 5 | #921 |
Names like Arnie
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Archie Freddie Albert Louie Frederick Otis Ernie Arthur Hughie Eddie Charlie Ollie
Names related to Arnie
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Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Arnie: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/arnie, updated 20 October 2026.