How Many People Are Named Arnita?
An estimated 1,261 people in the United States have the first name Arnita. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 63 years old, and Arnita peaked in popularity in 1956 with 70 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Arnita as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Arnita paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,261
About 1 in 271,812 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
63
years old
Peak Year
1956
70 births
Total Registered
2,047
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Arnita
Arnita is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 2,047 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Arnita as a female name
Ranked #11,905 in 1993
6 female births in 1993
Peak: 1956 (70 births)
Arnita: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Arnita span from the 1910s to the 1990s, covering 9 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1950s, when 514 babies were registered. Arnita has declined significantly from its peak in the 1950s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Arnita by Decade
How has Arnita tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Arnita by State
Birth registrations for Arnita span all 16 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Virginia, Illinois, Georgia. The lowest are in Pennsylvania, Missouri, Arkansas. On average, about 20 Arnitas were registered per state.
Arnita + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Arnita as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Arnita: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Arnita?
We estimate approximately 1,261 people named Arnita are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 271,812 Americans share this first name.
Is Arnita a common name?
Arnita is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 91.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,047 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Arnita most popular?
Arnita reached peak popularity in 1956, when 70 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Arnita is approximately 63 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Arnita a female name?
Arnita is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Arnita Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Arnita Smith, Arnita Johnson, Arnita Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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