Given name & surname
Arni
“resembling an eagle”
Arni is a variant of Arne. One interpretation is “resembling an eagle.”
Original GreekΑρνι
Meaning & origin
What it means
Arni is a variant of Arne. One interpretation is “resembling an eagle.”
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2004. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
In the Bible
In the Bible, the name Arni appears in Luke 3:33, Ruth 4:19-20.
- Luke 3:33
- Ruth 4:19-20
From biblical name research
Arni through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 18
- 0 boys · 18 girls
- Most popular year
- 2004
- 7 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 girls is 6 in 2018. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 7 in 2004. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 213 as a first name in 2020; 132 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.
Arni’s family of names
In Old Norse usage, Arni has a later derivative in Arne. In Greek usage, Arni as a surname is a transliteration of Άρνη. Arni has a related form in Arne.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Arni has relatives in 6 languages. Lines run from its Old Norse roots to each of them.
3 related names in 6 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 8
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 39
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
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