Given name & surname
Arnel
“the eagle rules”·“the eagle ruler”
Arnel is a variant of Arnelle. In American use, Arnelle carries the interpretation “the eagle rules.” Arnel is a variant of Arnold. One German interpretation is “the eagle ruler.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Arnel is a variant of Arnelle. In American use, Arnelle carries the interpretation “the eagle rules.” Arnel is a variant of Arnold. One German interpretation is “the eagle ruler.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Arnel is a variant of Arnold. An origin associated with Arnold is Germanic.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1913. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Arnel through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 830
- 808 boys · 22 girls
- Most popular year
- 1962
- 23 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 8 in 2021. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 20 in 1970. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,728 as a first name in 2020; 181 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Arnel’s family of names
Arnel has a related form in Arnold. Arnel has a related form in Arnelle.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Arnel
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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