UK boy's name
Arnas
For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 2023. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.
Arnas is a boy's name in the UK records. People looking for Arnas popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2023 in this profile. In that release it ranked #4991, with 3 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 2011, with 28 births.
This profile covers 210 England and Wales registrations across 20 recorded years from 2003 to 2023. The figures come from ONS England and Wales, NRS Scotland and NISRA Northern Ireland, so the page is a view of published baby-name registrations rather than a forecast or a live count of people using the name today.
The latest count is about 11% of the recorded peak, which gives a quick read on how the name has moved since its high point.
We estimate that about 223 living people in the UK are called Arnas. This uses published birth registrations from England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, then applies ONS national life tables to estimate how many are likely still alive. It does not forecast extra births for 2024 or 2026.
Key insights
- • Arnas ranked #4991 for boys in England and Wales in 2023, with 3 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 2011, when 28 boys were registered as Arnas.
- • Arnas ranks best in Northern Ireland in the latest published regional snapshot for that area, where it placed #415 in 2015.
- • About 223 living people in the UK are estimated to have Arnas as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#4991
2023
Births in 2023
3
Latest year
Peak year
2011
28 births
Estimated living
223
2026
Popularity
Arnas over time
The chart below shows babies named Arnas registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 2003 to 2023. Empty years are left out so rare names are not stretched across long periods where the published files do not show any registrations.
For Arnas, the clearest high point is 2011. The latest England and Wales figure is 3 births in 2023, compared with 28 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
Arnas by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Arnas was a short-lived spike or a name that stayed in regular use. Average rank is calculated only from years where a published rank exists.
| Decade | Average rank | Total births | Years covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020s | #4003 | 15 | 3 |
| 2010s | #1714 | 146 | 10 |
| 2000s | #2544 | 49 | 7 |
Geography
Where Arnas is most common
The bars show the latest published local birth counts for Arnas. They are useful for spotting where the name is showing up in real numbers, while the rank beside each bar shows how strongly it performs inside that region.
Arnas ranks best in Northern Ireland in the latest published regional snapshot for that area, where it placed #415 in 2015.
Across the UK
Arnas in Scotland and Northern Ireland
Scotland (NRS)
#587 in 2014
1 years of NRS records, 4 total registered
Northern Ireland (NISRA)
#415 in 2015
3 years of NISRA records, 10 total registered
Related
Names similar to Arnas
- Alfie 86,546
- Alexander 85,525
- Adam 71,855
- Archie 59,965
- Arthur 43,586
- Aaron 36,366
- Alex 32,729
- Andrew 20,169
- Arlo 19,061
- Aidan 16,776
- Albie 16,017
- Albert 15,809
FAQ
Arnas: questions and answers
How popular is the name Arnas in the UK right now?
In 2023, Arnas was ranked #4991 for boys in England and Wales, with 3 births registered.
When was Arnas most popular?
The peak year on record was 2011, with 28 babies registered as Arnas in England and Wales.
How many people are called Arnas in the UK?
A total of 210 babies have been registered as Arnas across the 20 years of ONS England & Wales records shown here, plus 4 more in Scotland and 10 in Northern Ireland.
Where is Arnas most common?
In the latest published local rankings, Arnas ranks best in Northern Ireland, where it placed #415 in 2015. The regional bars on this page use birth counts, so they also reflect the size of each region.
Which records is this page based on?
The England and Wales timeline uses ONS baby-name records. Scotland figures come from NRS and Northern Ireland figures come from NISRA. Counts are registrations in published baby-name files. The living estimate uses those birth registrations with ONS national life tables.