Arnold

“Eagle power” — Germanic via French origin

Boy's name · #1477 in the US (2025) · Vintage

Arnold has appeared in US records since 1880 — best rank #89 (1916) · 103,846 babies named Arnold all-time · 1 in 14,000 boys born in 2025.

Around the world: about 1 in 3,900 boys in Norway (2025) · about 1 in 4,600 boys in England & Wales (2025) · about 1 in 6,200 boys in Sweden (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 10 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Arnolds

Arnold Schwarzenegger — Austrian and American actor, bodybuilder, and politician (born 1947)
Arnold Schoenberg — Austrian-Jewish American composer (1874-1951)
Arnold J. Toynbee — British historian (1889–1975)
Arnold Sommerfeld — German physicist (1868-1951)
Arnold Rüütel — Estonian politician, former President of Estonia (1928–2024)

Among 2,835 notable people named Arnold:

Lawyers & judges appear 1.83× more often than among typical names — e.g. Arnold Jackson, Athletics competitor, army officer, and lawyer (1891-1972).

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