girl's name
Arna
- Origin Norse
- Gender Girl
- Letters 4
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 788
Arna is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 15 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Arna is a name of Norse origin.
- Peaked in 2021, when 29 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 221,043 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1903.
Arna over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1900s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1900s | 6 |
| 1910s | 24 |
| 1920s | 49 |
| 1930s | 27 |
| 1940s | 73 |
| 1950s | 109 |
| 1960s | 49 |
| 1970s | 10 |
| 2000s | 16 |
| 2010s | 117 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 144 |
How popular is Arna?
In 2025, Arna was given to 15 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Arna is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Arna
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Sibling names for Arna
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Arna — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Arna
How popular is the name Arna?
In 2025, Arna was given to 15 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Arna a girl's or a boy's name?
Arna is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Arna most popular?
Arna peaked in 2021, when 29 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Arna a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Arna currently ranks #3,531 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.