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Arna

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What official birth registration shows about Arna: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Rising

among girls in England and Wales · 2013–2025

England and Wales · Girls rank from 2013 to 2025, ranging from #1352 to #4684.20132016201920222025#1352#4684
How to read this chart#1#500no figure publishedUp means a stronger rankBottom is this name's lowest,not zero
  • A rank is a position in one registrar's list for one year.
  • Ranks from different countries are separate scales, so compare shapes, not numbers.
  • A rise in rank can be a small change in births, especially far down a list.
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England and Wales · Girls rank by year
YearRank
2013#4050
2014#4684
2015#2070
2016#2966
2017#2502
2018#3178
2019#1940
2020#1352
2021#2942
2022#2488
2023#2689
2024#4192
2025#3333

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

RisingEngland and Wales · Girls

Recorded in official data among girls in Norway in 22 of the 39 years from 1945 to 1983.

Official data from 2 national registrars across 2 regions, 1945–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Year-by-year storyFirst recorded, most recent, each country and each decade

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1945

    First recorded at #154 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1945–1983

    Highest recorded position: #154 among girls in Norway, in 1945 (recorded 1945–1983).

    Norway · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #3333 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1945 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #154 in Norway in 1945.

Arna's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2025England and Walesfemale#33337HighVerified
2024England and Walesfemale#41925HighVerified
2023England and Walesfemale#26899HighVerified
2022England and Walesfemale#248810HighVerified
2021England and Walesfemale#29428HighVerified
2020England and Walesfemale#135223HighVerified
2019England and Walesfemale#194014HighVerified
2018England and Walesfemale#31787HighVerified
2017England and Walesfemale#250210HighVerified
2016England and Walesfemale#29668HighVerified
2015England and Walesfemale#207013HighVerified
2014England and Walesfemale#46844HighVerified
2013England and Walesfemale#40505HighVerified
1983Norwayfemale#6264HighVerified
1966Norwayfemale#5054HighVerified
1965Norwayfemale#4426HighVerified
1964Norwayfemale#4555HighVerified
1963Norwayfemale#3319HighVerified
1961Norwayfemale#3587HighVerified
1960Norwayfemale#3926HighVerified
1959Norwayfemale#28511HighVerified
1958Norwayfemale#22215HighVerified
1957Norwayfemale#3357HighVerified
1956Norwayfemale#3208HighVerified
1955Norwayfemale#26312HighVerified
1954Norwayfemale#22415HighVerified
1953Norwayfemale#22016HighVerified
1952Norwayfemale#19920HighVerified
1951Norwayfemale#23913HighVerified
1950Norwayfemale#23813HighVerified
1949Norwayfemale#27110HighVerified
1948Norwayfemale#23314HighVerified
1947Norwayfemale#19820HighVerified
1946Norwayfemale#22316HighVerified
1945Norwayfemale#15432HighVerified

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

Where Arna is officially recorded

2 official registrars have recorded Arna, between 1945 and 2025, in 35 of those 81 years. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

NorwayNorway: recorded in 1945Norway: recorded in 1946Norway: recorded in 1947Norway: recorded in 1948Norway: recorded in 1949Norway: recorded in 1950Norway: recorded in 1951Norway: recorded in 1952Norway: recorded in 1953Norway: recorded in 1954Norway: recorded in 1955Norway: recorded in 1956Norway: recorded in 1957Norway: recorded in 1958Norway: recorded in 1959Norway: recorded in 1960Norway: recorded in 1961Norway: recorded in 1963Norway: recorded in 1964Norway: recorded in 1965Norway: recorded in 1966Norway: recorded in 1983Norway: highest position in 1945England and WalesEngland and Wales: recorded in 2013England and Wales: recorded in 2014England and Wales: recorded in 2015England and Wales: recorded in 2016England and Wales: recorded in 2017England and Wales: recorded in 2018England and Wales: recorded in 2019England and Wales: recorded in 2020England and Wales: recorded in 2021England and Wales: recorded in 2022England and Wales: recorded in 2023England and Wales: recorded in 2024England and Wales: recorded in 2025England and Wales: highest position in 202019452025
Each mark is a year the registrar recorded the name; the diamond is that registrar's highest position. Gaps can mean a year was not published, not that the name went unused.
RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
Norway1945–198322#154 in 1945
England and Wales2013–202513#1352 in 2020

Its high point came 75 years earlier in Norway (1945) than in England and Wales (2020).

No registrar recorded it for 29 years after 1983; it appears again in 2013.

Names measured beside itNeighbours, comparisons, related names and shared trajectories

What is known about Arna

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
2 official registrars, 1945–2025.
Meaning
Not established
Not researched yet.
Origin
Not established
Not researched yet.
Pronunciation
Not established
Not recorded yet.

A claim marked not established does not mean the name lacks a meaning or is not widely used — only that Namewise has not sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1945 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #154 in Norway in 1945. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.