Given name & surname

Arnet

“resembling a little eagle”·“a little eagle”

Arnet is a variant of Arnett. One French interpretation is “resembling a little eagle.” Arnet is a variant of Arnette. One English interpretation is “a little eagle.”

Meaning & origin

What it means

Arnet is a variant of Arnett. One French interpretation is “resembling a little eagle.” Arnet is a variant of Arnette. One English interpretation is “a little eagle.”

Explained through its name family

Where it comes from

Arnet is a variant of Arnett. An origin associated with Arnett is French. Arnet is a variant of Arnette. An origin associated with Arnette is English.

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

Arnet through the years

Babies since 1880
96
96 boys · 0 girls
Most popular year
1920
10 babies
2025
0
Outside the ranked list
2021–25 vs 2016–20
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Too few births to compare
02.557.510192019401960198020002025Highest share 19130.0
Arnet in U.S. Social Security birth records, 1913–2025, per million boys born. Years with fewer than five births for a sex are not published and appear as zero. Use the arrow keys to step through years.

By the numbers

The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 1956. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 131 as a first name in 2020; 274 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.

Arnet’s family of names

Arnet has a related form in Arnette. Arnet has a related form in Arnett.

Walk Arnet’s family in the name graph

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The ring: nicknames and forms.

Hover or tab through the constellation to see how each name is related. Bigger dots are names more people in the U.S. share.

Nicknames & forms 2

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Similar names

If you love Arnet, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

Old-fashioned

Albin

“from the white hill white-” · “from the white hill; whiteskinned”

19Very rareCooling

>99% boys

German

Arno

“an eagle-wolf”

25RareRising

>99% boys

French · Old-fashioned

Armand

“of the army; a soldier”

26RareEasing

>99% boys

Old-fashioned

Armond

“of the army; a soldier”

21RareEasing

>99% boys

Norse · Old-fashioned

Alvis

“one who is wise”

18Very rareSteady

>99% boys

Old-fashioned

Alphonse

“prepared for battle; eager and ready”

32RareRising

>99% boys

English · Old-fashioned

Ernest

“one who is sincere and determined; serious”

48UncommonSteady

>99% boys

Scottish

Parley

“one who negotiates” · “a reluctant man”

19Very rareEasing

93% boys · 7% girls

Sibling ideas

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