Arnaud

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Meaning

Arnaud or Arnault is the French form of the German given name Arnold. It derives from the Germanic roots, arn, and wald.

From Wikipedia

Arnaud first appears in the data in 1991 and has been recorded in 34 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2020 with 382 babies (rank #84 that year). In 2024 it was given to 273 boys (rank #113). The name has been rising over the last five years.

Numerology of Arnaud

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Arnaud yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

5Destiny numberThe free spiritCurious, restless, energised by change.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
5Soul urgeThe free spiritCurious, restless, energised by change.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
9PersonalityThe humanitarianIdealistic, compassionate, thinks in big-picture terms.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

5,031

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

382

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Arnaud

Arnaud Clémenttennis coach · b. 1977
Arnaud Démaresport cyclist · b. 1991
Arnaud Montebourgentrepreneur · b. 1962
Arnaud Di Pasqualetennis player · b. 1979
Arnaud AmalricCatholic priest · b. 1160

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1991	47	#435
1992	46	#446
1993	45	#456
1994	57	#374
1995	38	#495
1996	44	#461
1997	45	#460
1998	44	#453
1999	48	#422
2000	45	#450
2001	56	#396
2002	45	#467
2003	69	#338
2004	59	#395
2005	80	#320
2006	92	#307
2007	108	#281
2008	113	#274
2009	115	#273
2010	122	#258
2011	156	#219
2012	177	#199
2013	180	#201
2014	208	#186
2015	195	#195
2016	232	#162
2017	291	#130
2018	242	#153
2019	325	#106
2020	382	#84
2021	367	#90
2022	351	#86
2023	334	#85
2024	273	#113