NameTides

Arnold

Arnold was the #1,477 boys' name in the US in 2025 (120 babies), and #627 in England & Wales and #2,789 in Canada.

Arnold as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Arnold as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.631.251.882.518801900192019401960198020002020England & WalesUSCanada
Arnold as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.631.251.882.51880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandIrelandCanada
2025#1,477 (120)#627 (59)——#2,789 (6)
2024#1,685 (99)#711 (50)#727 (3)—#1,764 (11)
2023#1,640 (105)#704 (49)——#2,123 (8)
2022#1,523 (118)#632 (56)——#1,557 (12)
2021#1,554 (112)#704 (49)——#1,560 (12)
2020#1,743 (88)#745 (43)——#1,261 (16)
2019#1,485 (115)#663 (52)—#764 (3)#2,189 (7)
2018#1,593 (103)#801 (40)——#1,471 (12)
2017#1,433 (120)#701 (50)——#1,349 (14)
2016#1,628 (98)#928 (32)—#713 (3)#2,182 (7)
2015#1,657 (95)#903 (33)——#1,956 (8)
2014#1,828 (81)#1,144 (23)——#1,936 (8)
2013#1,588 (97)#1,404 (17)——#2,086 (7)
2012#1,711 (88)#2,458 (8)——#2,158 (7)
2011#1,448 (113)#1,398 (17)——#1,569 (11)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1916 at #89.
  • Rising over the last five years.
  • In the US records since the data begins in 1880.

How common is it?

about 1 in 14,000 baby boys in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USBoys2025about 1 in 14,000rare
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 4,600uncommon
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 26,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Arnold is likely to keep falling in the US in 2026: about 1 in 16,000 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 13,000 to 1 in 19,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Arnold by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: #586MNIllinois: #1,133ILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: fewer than 5 babiesNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: #844INOhio: #855OHPennsylvania: #1,231PANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #1,438CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #1,169TXFlorida: #1,478FL
Arnold (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
ArnoldCanadaBoys#2,7896
ArnoldEngland & WalesBoys#62759
ArnoldIrelandBoys—too few
ArnoldNorthern IrelandBoys—too few
ArnoldScotlandBoys—too few
ArnoldUSGirls—too few
ArnoldUSBoys#1,477120