Given name & surname
Arna
Arna is a feminine given name. It is used in Turkish, Faroese, and Icelandic.
Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Arna isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1903. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Arna through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 624
- 0 boys · 624 girls
- Most popular year
- 2021
- 29 babies
- 2025
- 15
- #7,177 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +36%
- Rising
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 15 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 7,177 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 36.5% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 476 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Arna’s family of names
In Greek usage, Arna as a surname is a transliteration of Αρνά.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: across languages.
Spellings & scripts 3
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 3
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Arna
- Arna Mer-KhamisIsraeli politician1929–1995
- Arna BontempsAmerican poet, novelist (1902–1973)
- Arna Sif Pálsdóttirhandball playerborn 1988
- Arna Ýr JónsdóttirIcelandic modelborn 1995
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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