Arkie is a very rare variant of Aric that was most common in the 1910s and has all but disappeared.
Arkie is predominantly a girl name. It last appears in U.S. records in 1942. Arkie was first reported in SSA data in 1883 and peaked in 1917 (13 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1942 | 5 | — | — | #3,592 |
| 1941 | 5 | — | — | #3,525 |
| 1939 | 6 | — | — | #3,129 |
| 1937 | 9 | — | — | #2,487 |
| 1936 | 7 | — | — | #2,867 |
| 1932 | 5 | — | #4,457 | — |
| 1928 | 5 | — | — | #4,183 |
| 1926 | 6 | — | #4,334 | — |
| 1925 | 8 | — | #3,684 | — |
| 1924 | 5 | — | #5,121 | — |
| 1923 | 6 | — | #4,406 | — |
| 1922 | 11 | — | #2,968 | — |
| 1920 | 13 | — | #2,601 | — |
| 1919 | 7 | — | #3,845 | — |
| 1918 | 6 | — | #4,317 | — |
| 1917 | 13 | — | #2,431 | — |
| 1916 | 5 | — | #4,464 | — |
| 1915 | 8 | — | #3,154 | — |
| 1914 | 12 | — | #2,015 | — |
| 1910 | 9 | — | #1,642 | — |
| 1908 | 6 | — | #1,879 | — |
| 1907 | 10 | — | #1,302 | — |
| 1902 | 6 | — | #1,610 | — |
| 1901 | 6 | — | #1,488 | — |
| 1897 | 8 | — | #1,173 | — |
| 1896 | 9 | — | #1,128 | — |
| 1895 | 5 | — | #1,608 | — |
| 1891 | 6 | — | #1,227 | — |
| 1889 | 8 | — | #955 | — |
| 1883 | 5 | — | #930 | — |