Arnold
How to say it: AR-nuld · /ˈɑrnəld/
From Germanic 'Arnwald': arn (eagle) + wald (power, rule). Meaning 'eagle power.' Long-established European name.
Arnold was the 1,260th most popular boys’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 120 babies (Social Security Administration). Its busiest decade was the 1910s, its births are up about 25% in ten years, and it is projected to rise to #1,230 by 2030.
Updated · SSA 2025 data, published May 2026 · Insee 2025 data, published July 2026 · How we compute these figures
Key facts
| Rank among boys’ names, 2025 | #1,260 |
|---|---|
| Babies born in 2025 | 120 |
| Share of births | 1 in 27,627 |
| Peak decade | 1910s |
| Change over 10 years | +25% |
| Projected rank for 2030 (estimate) | #1,230 |
| In France, 2025 | #2,436 among boys’ names, 5 births |
Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France). How we compute these figures.
Its life, decade by decade
Arnold peaked in the 1910s.
What goes with it
In the classroom
In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Arnold is about under 1 in 200.
Around the world
This spelling is used in Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Italian, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Swedish.
In France: #2,436 for boys in 2025.
Famous people named Arnold
- Arnold Schwarzenegger (born 1947)Austrian and American actor, bodybuilder, and politician
- Arnold Schoenberg (1874–1951)Austrian-Jewish American composer
- Arnold J. Toynbee (1889–1975)British historian
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