How Many People Are Named Arnold?
people named Arnold are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 8,935 people in the US has this name
Based on 104,396 babies named Arnold in Social Security records from 1880 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎 Rare
Peak Year
2,031 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
From a Germanic name meaning "eagle power", derived from the elements arn "eagle" and wald "power". The Normans brought it to England, where it replaced the Old English cognate Earnweald. It died out as an English name after the Middle Ages, but it was revived in the 19th century.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Almost all of the babies given the name Arnold (99.6%) were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Arnold alive today is about 61 years old, and 63% are 60 or older. Half of them were between 50 and 76 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Arnold first appears in the records in 1880 and was given most often in 1924, to 2,031 babies. In 2025, 120 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1880 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Arnold never made the top 10 boys' names. Its best rank was #89, in 1916, and it was in the top 100 for 21 years, 1912 to 1932. In 2025 it ranked #1,477.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #1,477 |
| Best rank | #89 (1916) |
| Years in the top 100 | 21 (1912 to 1932) |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #96 in the 1920s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Arnold alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Arnold were born in California than in any other state: about 4,201 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Arnold was given 3 times as often in North Dakota, 2.3 times in South Dakota and 2.2 times in Arizona.
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