Arnold
Below 5 births
2025 SSA
About Arnold
Strange as it may now seem, the venerable St. Arnold was a Greek by birth, a musician who became a member of the court of Charlemagne. The name is said to have been introduced into Britain by the Normans in the form Arnaud.
Despite such reputable namesakes as composer Arnold Schoenberg, novelist Arnold Bennett and historian Arnold Toynbee, not to mention the former Governator, Arnold's image has been diminished by some nerdy fictional characters, though he is still a genuine classic who might come back along with Arthur and Albert.
We have heard stirrings of fashionable baby Arnolds populating nurseries alongside those named Wilbur and Barney.
Arnold is also given to girls.
Pronounced AR-nold.
As of October 2026, Arnold ranked #8511 in US births in 1977 SSA, peaked at #1767 in 1929.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank · girls | Births · girls | US rank · boys | Births · boys |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | — | 0 | #1,827 | 81 |
| 2015 | — | 0 | #1,656 | 95 |
| 2016 | — | 0 | #1,629 | 98 |
| 2017 | — | 0 | #1,433 | 120 |
| 2018 | — | 0 | #1,593 | 103 |
| 2019 | — | 0 | #1,485 | 115 |
| 2020 | — | 0 | #1,744 | 88 |
| 2021 | — | 0 | #1,556 | 112 |
| 2022 | — | 0 | #1,523 | 118 |
| 2023 | — | 0 | #1,639 | 105 |
| 2024 | — | 0 | #1,681 | 99 |
| 2025 | — | 0 | #1,477 | 120 |
World rankings
Arnold for boys
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Arnold on lists
Famous Arnolds
- Saint Arnold of ArnoldsweilerBoy
8th century Greek,German harpist
- Saint Arnold of SoissonsBoy
Belgian patron of brewers
- Saint Arnold JanssenBoy
German,Dutch priest
- Arnold Alois SchwarzeneggerBoy
Austrian,American bodybuilder, actor and politician; 38th Governor of California
- Arnold Daniel PalmerBoy
American golfer
- Arnold Johannes Wilhelm SommerfeldBoy
theoretical physicist
- Arnold Franz Walter SchoenbergBoy
Austrian composer
- Arnold HoubrakenBoy
Dutch painter
- Arnold Edward Trevor BaxBoy
English composer and poet
- Arnold RothsteinBoy
American gangster
- Arnold Harris MathewBoy
English bishop and author
- Arnold Joseph ToynbeeBoy
English historian
- (Enoch) Arnold BennettBoy
English novelist
- Benedict ArnoldBoy
American general
- Arnold Martin "Arnie" Kavalee (b.2017)Boy
son of Tiffiny Hall
Arnold in pop culture
- Arnold Phillip ShortmanBoy
main character on animated series "Hey Arnold!"
- Arnold HorshackBoy
character on TV's "Welcome Back, Kotter"
- Arnold McKinleyBoy
a character on animated TV series Fireman Sam
- ArnoldBoy
a character in film Spy Kids 3,D: Game Over
- ArnoldBoy
dog on TV's Entourage
- Arnold John FlassBoy
a character in the Batman series
- Arnold JacksonBoy
a character on TV's Diff'rent Strokes
- Arnold PerlsteinBoy
a character in The Magic School Bus series
- Arnold RimmerBoy
a character on TV's Red Dwarf
- Arnold TohtBoy
a character in film Raiders of the Lost Ark
- Arnold VinickBoy
a character in the TV's The West Wing
- Dr. Arnold WayneBoy
Betty Draper's psychiatrist on TV's Mad Men
- Dr. Arnold RosenBoy
another character on TV's Mad Men
- Arnold WeberBoy
a character on TV's "Westworld"
- Arnold Wesker aka VentriloquistBoy
character in the DC Comics Universe
- Arnold von WinkelriedBoy
a hero in Swiss folklore
- Arnold ZiffelBoy
pig on TV's Green Acres
- Arnold TeagueBoy
a character in film Solar Crisis
- ArnoldBoy
character on Australian TV series Please Like Me