Arnett is a rare boys' name that was most common in the 1950s and has all but disappeared.
Arnett is predominantly a boy name. It last appears in U.S. records in 2006. Arnett was first reported in SSA data in 1893 and peaked in 1951 (35 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 7 | 7 | — | #9,654 |
| 2004 | 7 | 7 | — | #8,995 |
| 2001 | 5 | 5 | — | #10,686 |
| 1995 | 7 | — | — | #7,038 |
| 1992 | 6 | — | — | #7,485 |
| 1990 | 6 | — | — | #7,235 |
| 1989 | 6 | — | — | #7,004 |
| 1988 | 10 | — | — | #4,470 |
| 1987 | 8 | — | — | #5,000 |
| 1983 | 7 | — | — | #4,952 |
| 1981 | 7 | — | — | #4,988 |
| 1980 | 14 | — | — | #3,106 |
| 1979 | 11 | — | — | #3,581 |
| 1978 | 9 | — | — | #3,875 |
| 1977 | 12 | — | — | #3,215 |
| 1976 | 9 | — | — | #3,738 |
| 1975 | 13 | — | — | #2,916 |
| 1974 | 7 | — | — | #4,218 |
| 1973 | 10 | — | — | #3,240 |
| 1972 | 9 | — | — | #3,366 |
| 1971 | 9 | — | — | #3,388 |
| 1970 | 9 | — | — | #3,296 |
| 1969 | 8 | — | — | #3,327 |
| 1968 | 19 | — | #7,075 | #2,205 |
| 1967 | 5 | — | — | #3,996 |
| 1966 | 15 | — | — | #2,050 |
| 1965 | 16 | — | #5,848 | #2,630 |
| 1964 | 16 | — | — | #2,043 |
| 1963 | 19 | — | #6,658 | #2,208 |
| 1962 | 19 | — | #6,630 | #2,195 |
| 1961 | 11 | — | — | #2,549 |
| 1960 | 13 | — | — | #2,320 |
| 1959 | 33 | — | #4,043 | #1,667 |
| 1958 | 24 | — | #6,143 | #1,840 |
| 1957 | 22 | — | #4,942 | #2,101 |
| 1956 | 28 | — | — | #1,482 |
| 1955 | 27 | — | — | #1,486 |
| 1954 | 19 | — | — | #1,766 |
| 1953 | 16 | — | — | #1,963 |
| 1952 | 24 | — | — | #1,549 |
| 1951 | 35 | — | — | #1,242 |
| 1950 | 22 | — | #5,341 | #1,818 |
| 1949 | 22 | — | — | #1,585 |
| 1948 | 24 | — | #4,688 | #1,762 |
| 1947 | 21 | — | — | #1,652 |
| 1946 | 17 | — | — | #1,763 |
| 1945 | 10 | — | — | #2,250 |
| 1944 | 20 | — | — | #1,528 |
| 1943 | 20 | — | — | #1,581 |
| 1942 | 15 | — | — | #1,870 |
| 1941 | 27 | — | #4,449 | #1,449 |
| 1940 | 18 | — | — | #1,629 |
| 1939 | 22 | — | #4,296 | #1,641 |
| 1938 | 14 | — | — | #1,904 |
| 1937 | 18 | — | — | #1,632 |
| 1936 | 20 | — | — | #1,507 |
| 1935 | 17 | — | — | #1,710 |
| 1934 | 21 | — | — | #1,503 |
| 1933 | 23 | — | — | #1,406 |
| 1932 | 12 | — | — | #2,196 |
| 1931 | 16 | — | — | #1,848 |
| 1930 | 13 | — | — | #2,185 |
| 1929 | 25 | — | #4,609 | #1,675 |
| 1928 | 12 | — | — | #2,399 |
| 1927 | 22 | — | — | #1,649 |
| 1926 | 23 | — | — | #1,566 |
| 1925 | 24 | — | — | #1,536 |
| 1924 | 22 | — | — | #1,679 |
| 1923 | 15 | — | — | #2,126 |
| 1922 | 17 | — | — | #1,953 |
| 1921 | 27 | — | — | #1,452 |
| 1920 | 21 | — | — | #1,701 |
| 1919 | 26 | — | — | #1,410 |
| 1918 | 25 | — | — | #1,450 |
| 1917 | 33 | — | #4,128 | #1,326 |
| 1916 | 15 | — | — | #1,956 |
| 1915 | 22 | — | — | #1,461 |
| 1914 | 19 | — | — | #1,391 |
| 1913 | 16 | — | — | #1,313 |
| 1912 | 16 | — | — | #1,176 |
| 1910 | 5 | — | — | #1,604 |
| 1909 | 5 | — | — | #1,462 |
| 1908 | 7 | — | — | #1,123 |
| 1900 | 5 | — | — | #1,322 |
| 1897 | 11 | — | — | #653 |
| 1896 | 5 | — | — | #1,112 |
| 1893 | 6 | — | — | #916 |