Arnette is a rare girls' name that was most common in the 1950s and has all but disappeared.
Arnette is predominantly a girl name. It last appears in U.S. records in 1998. Arnette was first reported in SSA data in 1907 and peaked in 1959 (44 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 5 | 5 | #14,350 | — |
| 1990 | 5 | — | #13,142 | — |
| 1983 | 5 | — | #10,384 | — |
| 1982 | 11 | — | #5,945 | — |
| 1981 | 7 | — | #8,189 | — |
| 1980 | 8 | — | #7,465 | — |
| 1979 | 7 | — | #8,107 | — |
| 1978 | 7 | — | #7,700 | — |
| 1974 | 12 | — | #4,743 | — |
| 1973 | 11 | — | #4,895 | — |
| 1972 | 7 | — | #6,604 | — |
| 1971 | 12 | — | #4,556 | — |
| 1970 | 18 | — | #3,439 | — |
| 1969 | 15 | — | #3,628 | — |
| 1968 | 12 | — | #4,007 | — |
| 1967 | 25 | — | #2,435 | — |
| 1966 | 23 | — | #2,522 | — |
| 1965 | 27 | — | #2,297 | — |
| 1964 | 25 | — | #2,482 | — |
| 1963 | 25 | — | #2,425 | — |
| 1962 | 28 | — | #2,268 | — |
| 1961 | 31 | — | #2,119 | — |
| 1960 | 37 | — | #2,016 | #4,066 |
| 1959 | 49 | — | #1,646 | #4,023 |
| 1958 | 32 | — | #1,942 | — |
| 1957 | 27 | — | #2,489 | #3,572 |
| 1956 | 20 | — | #2,535 | — |
| 1955 | 33 | — | #1,840 | — |
| 1954 | 14 | — | #3,027 | — |
| 1953 | 36 | — | #1,837 | #3,445 |
| 1952 | 33 | — | #1,936 | #3,392 |
| 1951 | 24 | — | #2,021 | — |
| 1950 | 22 | — | #2,054 | — |
| 1949 | 17 | — | #2,416 | — |
| 1948 | 34 | — | #1,600 | — |
| 1947 | 11 | — | #3,256 | — |
| 1946 | 17 | — | #2,322 | — |
| 1945 | 17 | — | #2,069 | — |
| 1944 | 14 | — | #2,411 | — |
| 1943 | 21 | — | #1,904 | — |
| 1942 | 18 | — | #2,053 | — |
| 1941 | 16 | — | #2,101 | — |
| 1940 | 20 | — | #1,797 | — |
| 1939 | 11 | — | #2,602 | — |
| 1938 | 16 | — | #2,027 | — |
| 1937 | 16 | — | #2,007 | — |
| 1936 | 11 | — | #2,532 | — |
| 1935 | 10 | — | #2,744 | — |
| 1934 | 10 | — | #2,754 | — |
| 1933 | 9 | — | #2,885 | — |
| 1932 | 7 | — | #3,594 | — |
| 1931 | 12 | — | #2,435 | — |
| 1930 | 5 | — | #4,594 | — |
| 1929 | 7 | — | #3,707 | — |
| 1927 | 11 | — | #4,328 | #4,241 |
| 1926 | 11 | — | #2,885 | — |
| 1925 | 9 | — | #3,378 | — |
| 1924 | 13 | — | #2,674 | — |
| 1923 | 15 | — | #2,373 | — |
| 1922 | 11 | — | #2,972 | — |
| 1921 | 7 | — | #4,050 | — |
| 1920 | 7 | — | #3,989 | — |
| 1919 | 12 | — | #2,652 | — |
| 1918 | 7 | — | #3,907 | — |
| 1917 | 9 | — | #3,116 | — |
| 1916 | 8 | — | #3,280 | — |
| 1915 | 6 | — | #3,821 | — |
| 1914 | 5 | — | #3,655 | — |
| 1907 | 5 | — | #2,091 | — |