Given name & surname
Arnt
“the eagle ruler”
In Norwegian use, Arnt has a related form in Arnold. One German interpretation is “the eagle ruler.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In Norwegian use, Arnt has a related form in Arnold. One German interpretation is “the eagle ruler.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
In Norwegian use, Arnt has a related form in 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 1917. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Arnt through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 11
- 11 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1917
- 6 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 5 in 1921. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 6 in 1917. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 310 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.
Arnt’s family of names
In Norwegian usage, Arnt has a related form in Arnold. In German usage, Arnt has a related form in Arnd. In German usage, Arnt has a related form in Arndt.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Arnt has relatives in 4 languages.
6 related names in 4 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 5
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Arnt
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