Arnold
Boy name · Germanic origin
Arnold meaning
eagle, power
Arnold at a glance
- Used as
- Boy name
- Origin
- Germanic
- Latest U.S. rank (boy)
- #1,680 in 2024
- Meaning themes
- nature
Arnold popularity in the U.S.
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1880 | #276 | 37 |
| 1890 | #229 | 52 |
| 1900 | #171 | 122 |
| 1910 | #126 | 258 |
| 1916 | #89 | 1,858 |
| 1920 | #91 | 1,911 |
| 1930 | #98 | 1,948 |
| 1940 | #118 | 1,581 |
| 1950 | #166 | 1,508 |
| 1960 | #231 | 1,201 |
| 1970 | #332 | 569 |
| 1980 | #510 | 276 |
| 1990 | #560 | 327 |
| 2000 | #760 | 218 |
| 2010 | #1,697 | 90 |
| 2020 | #1,743 | 88 |
| 2024 | #1,680 | 99 |
All 145 ranked years
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1880 | #276 | 37 |
| 1881 | #296 | 29 |
| 1882 | #265 | 42 |
| 1883 | #253 | 42 |
| 1884 | #244 | 49 |
| 1885 | #290 | 33 |
| 1886 | #264 | 41 |
| 1887 | #261 | 38 |
| 1888 | #243 | 51 |
| 1889 | #251 | 42 |
| 1890 | #229 | 52 |
| 1891 | #209 | 57 |
| 1892 | #192 | 80 |
| 1893 | #180 | 80 |
| 1894 | #188 | 79 |
| 1895 | #162 | 96 |
| 1896 | #160 | 102 |
| 1897 | #151 | 103 |
| 1898 | #151 | 112 |
| 1899 | #154 | 98 |
| 1900 | #171 | 122 |
| 1901 | #146 | 110 |
| 1902 | #166 | 107 |
| 1903 | #139 | 134 |
| 1904 | #137 | 149 |
| 1905 | #146 | 144 |
| 1906 | #127 | 164 |
| 1907 | #135 | 177 |
| 1908 | #125 | 202 |
| 1909 | #117 | 237 |
| 1910 | #126 | 258 |
| 1911 | #108 | 348 |
| 1912 | #99 | 767 |
| 1913 | #92 | 1,032 |
| 1914 | #97 | 1,174 |
| 1915 | #91 | 1,691 |
| 1916 | #89 | 1,858 |
| 1917 | #91 | 1,781 |
| 1918 | #92 | 1,910 |
| 1919 | #94 | 1,767 |
| 1920 | #91 | 1,911 |
| 1921 | #91 | 1,982 |
| 1922 | #94 | 1,892 |
| 1923 | #93 | 1,927 |
| 1924 | #95 | 2,014 |
| 1925 | #95 | 1,972 |
| 1926 | #99 | 1,882 |
| 1927 | #97 | 1,998 |
| 1928 | #98 | 1,974 |
| 1929 | #95 | 1,979 |
| 1930 | #98 | 1,948 |
| 1931 | #98 | 1,835 |
| 1932 | #100 | 1,820 |
| 1933 | #103 | 1,749 |
| 1934 | #105 | 1,780 |
| 1935 | #103 | 1,883 |
| 1936 | #111 | 1,711 |
| 1937 | #111 | 1,726 |
| 1938 | #111 | 1,819 |
| 1939 | #113 | 1,617 |
| 1940 | #118 | 1,581 |
| 1941 | #123 | 1,600 |
| 1942 | #130 | 1,685 |
| 1943 | #131 | 1,705 |
| 1944 | #145 | 1,461 |
| 1945 | #147 | 1,407 |
| 1946 | #153 | 1,572 |
| 1947 | #149 | 1,796 |
| 1948 | #154 | 1,641 |
| 1949 | #158 | 1,590 |
| 1950 | #166 | 1,508 |
| 1951 | #177 | 1,428 |
| 1952 | #179 | 1,463 |
| 1953 | #182 | 1,391 |
| 1954 | #196 | 1,282 |
| 1955 | #197 | 1,315 |
| 1956 | #213 | 1,216 |
| 1957 | #211 | 1,265 |
| 1958 | #230 | 1,135 |
| 1959 | #229 | 1,192 |
| 1960 | #231 | 1,201 |
| 1961 | #234 | 1,152 |
| 1962 | #224 | 1,153 |
| 1963 | #223 | 1,142 |
| 1964 | #232 | 1,042 |
| 1965 | #241 | 945 |
| 1966 | #253 | 815 |
| 1967 | #257 | 781 |
| 1968 | #289 | 658 |
| 1969 | #306 | 608 |
| 1970 | #332 | 569 |
| 1971 | #361 | 498 |
| 1972 | #356 | 472 |
| 1973 | #394 | 388 |
| 1974 | #433 | 332 |
| 1975 | #445 | 320 |
| 1976 | #451 | 301 |
| 1977 | #484 | 280 |
| 1978 | #519 | 250 |
| 1979 | #500 | 277 |
| 1980 | #510 | 276 |
| 1981 | #524 | 259 |
| 1982 | #521 | 267 |
| 1983 | #521 | 257 |
| 1984 | #540 | 256 |
| 1985 | #634 | 193 |
| 1986 | #568 | 242 |
| 1987 | #553 | 270 |
| 1988 | #560 | 271 |
| 1989 | #575 | 287 |
| 1990 | #560 | 327 |
| 1991 | #563 | 323 |
| 1992 | #577 | 311 |
| 1993 | #565 | 327 |
| 1994 | #637 | 265 |
| 1995 | #692 | 236 |
| 1996 | #682 | 239 |
| 1997 | #666 | 245 |
| 1998 | #710 | 234 |
| 1999 | #809 | 188 |
| 2000 | #760 | 218 |
| 2001 | #776 | 219 |
| 2002 | #898 | 180 |
| 2003 | #822 | 213 |
| 2004 | #901 | 191 |
| 2005 | #1,080 | 152 |
| 2006 | #1,254 | 133 |
| 2007 | #1,277 | 137 |
| 2008 | #1,348 | 127 |
| 2009 | #1,367 | 125 |
| 2010 | #1,697 | 90 |
| 2011 | #1,448 | 113 |
| 2012 | #1,711 | 88 |
| 2013 | #1,604 | 96 |
| 2014 | #1,827 | 81 |
| 2015 | #1,656 | 95 |
| 2016 | #1,628 | 98 |
| 2017 | #1,433 | 120 |
| 2018 | #1,593 | 103 |
| 2019 | #1,484 | 115 |
| 2020 | #1,743 | 88 |
| 2021 | #1,554 | 112 |
| 2022 | #1,522 | 118 |
| 2023 | #1,639 | 105 |
| 2024 | #1,680 | 99 |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names (national data, 1880-2024). Counts are Social Security card applications for births in the United States; names with fewer than 5 births in a year are not listed, and spelling variants are counted separately. Baby Name Wizard is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA.
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