Arnel

Primarily a boy's name · 97% boys

Origin: English

Arnel first appears in the data in 1913 and has been recorded in 81 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1970 with 20 babies (rank #1,991 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Arnel

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Arnel yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

5Destiny numberThe free spiritCurious, restless, energised by change.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
6Soul urgeThe carerNurturing, responsible, family at the centre.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
8PersonalityThe achieverDriven, capable, comfortable wielding influence.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

831

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1913	9	#1,955
1915	7	#3,105
1916	5	#3,933
1918	6	#3,757
1919	6	#3,758
1920	15	#2,140
1921	10	#2,817
1922	8	#3,269
1923	9	#2,959
1926	6	#3,728
1928	6	#3,725
1929	9	#2,779
1930	8	#3,040
1931	13	#2,105
1932	8	#2,858
1933	5	#3,673
1934	14	#1,933
1935	6	#3,278
1937	5	#3,553
1939	6	#3,130
1940	7	#2,892
1943	8	#2,747
1945	6	#3,005
1953	6	#3,444
1959	9	#2,831
1960	5	#4,066
1961	6	#3,667
1962	7	#3,320
1963	8	#3,056
1964	8	#3,057
1967	15	#2,035
1968	10	#2,743
1969	8	#3,327
1970	20	#1,991
1971	12	#2,824
1972	13	#2,670
1973	11	#3,023
1974	13	#2,810
1975	14	#2,764
1976	6	#4,972
1977	8	#4,201
1978	7	#4,588
1979	12	#3,370
1980	9	#4,159
1981	11	#3,622
1982	10	#3,978
1983	12	#3,423
1984	16	#2,835
1985	7	#5,181
1986	11	#3,897
1987	14	#3,349
1988	15	#3,365
1989	10	#4,833
1990	16	#3,619
1991	10	#5,117
1993	16	#3,833
1994	10	#5,483
1995	12	#4,809
1996	15	#4,195
1997	14	#4,467
1998	8	#6,892
1999	16	#4,353
2000	9	#6,885
2001	17	#4,491
2002	14	#5,154
2003	15	#5,051
2004	12	#6,159
2005	7	#9,196
2006	15	#5,544
2007	12	#6,650
2008	15	#5,790
2009	17	#5,345
2010	8	#8,869
2011	9	#8,128
2012	6	#10,897
2013	7	#9,730
2014	5	#12,250
2015	7	#9,653
2016	7	#9,739
2017	7	#9,767
2021	8	#8,898