Arnold

Primarily a boy's name · 99% boys

Meaning

Arnold is a masculine German, Dutch and English given name. It is composed of the Germanic elements arn "eagle" and wald "power, brightness".

From Wikipedia

Arnold first appears in the data in 1880 and has been recorded in 145 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1924 with 2,014 babies (rank #95 that year). In 2024 it was given to 99 boys (rank #1,681). Its popularity has been fairly steady recently.

Numerology of Arnold

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

1Destiny numberThe leaderIndependent, pioneering, drawn to going first.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
7Soul urgeThe seekerIntrospective, analytical, drawn to the unknown.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
3PersonalityThe creativeExpressive, sociable, lifted by playful energy.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

104,270

Total babies (all years)

145

Years in the data

2,014

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Arnold

Arnold Schwarzeneggerpowerlifter · b. 1947
Arnold Schoenbergclassical composer · b. 1874
Arnold J. Toynbeephilosopher of culture · b. 1889
Arnold Sommerfeldtheoretical physicist · b. 1868
Arnold Rüütelagricultural scientist · b. 1928

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1880	37	#276
1881	29	#296
1882	42	#265
1883	42	#253
1884	49	#244
1885	33	#290
1886	41	#264
1887	38	#262
1888	51	#243
1889	42	#252
1890	52	#229
1891	57	#209
1892	80	#192
1893	80	#180
1894	79	#189
1895	96	#163
1896	102	#160
1897	103	#151
1898	112	#151
1899	98	#154
1900	122	#171
1901	110	#146
1902	107	#166
1903	134	#139
1904	149	#137
1905	144	#146
1906	164	#127
1907	177	#135
1908	202	#125
1909	237	#117
1910	258	#126
1911	348	#108
1912	767	#99
1913	1,032	#92
1914	1,174	#97
1915	1,691	#91
1916	1,858	#89
1917	1,781	#91
1918	1,910	#92
1919	1,767	#94
1920	1,911	#91
1921	1,982	#91
1922	1,892	#94
1923	1,927	#93
1924	2,014	#95
1925	1,972	#95
1926	1,882	#99
1927	1,998	#97
1928	1,974	#98
1929	1,979	#95
1930	1,948	#98
1931	1,835	#98
1932	1,820	#100
1933	1,749	#103
1934	1,780	#105
1935	1,883	#103
1936	1,711	#111
1937	1,726	#111
1938	1,819	#111
1939	1,617	#113
1940	1,581	#118
1941	1,600	#123
1942	1,685	#130
1943	1,705	#131
1944	1,461	#145
1945	1,407	#147
1946	1,572	#153
1947	1,796	#149
1948	1,641	#154
1949	1,590	#158
1950	1,508	#166
1951	1,428	#177
1952	1,463	#179
1953	1,391	#182
1954	1,282	#196
1955	1,315	#197
1956	1,216	#213
1957	1,265	#211
1958	1,135	#230
1959	1,192	#229
1960	1,201	#231
1961	1,152	#234
1962	1,153	#224
1963	1,142	#223
1964	1,042	#232
1965	945	#241
1966	815	#253
1967	781	#257
1968	658	#289
1969	608	#306
1970	569	#332
1971	498	#361
1972	472	#356
1973	388	#394
1974	332	#433
1975	320	#445
1976	301	#452
1977	280	#484
1978	250	#519
1979	277	#500
1980	276	#510
1981	259	#524
1982	267	#521
1983	257	#521
1984	256	#540
1985	193	#634
1986	242	#568
1987	270	#553
1988	271	#560
1989	287	#575
1990	327	#561
1991	323	#563
1992	311	#577
1993	327	#565
1994	265	#637
1995	236	#692
1996	239	#682
1997	245	#666
1998	234	#710
1999	188	#809
2000	218	#760
2001	219	#776
2002	180	#898
2003	213	#822
2004	191	#901
2005	152	#1,081
2006	133	#1,254
2007	137	#1,277
2008	127	#1,349
2009	125	#1,368
2010	90	#1,698
2011	113	#1,449
2012	88	#1,713
2013	96	#1,604
2014	81	#1,827
2015	95	#1,656
2016	98	#1,629
2017	120	#1,433
2018	103	#1,593
2019	115	#1,485
2020	88	#1,744
2021	112	#1,556
2022	118	#1,523
2023	105	#1,639
2024	99	#1,681