Arnold is a familiar boys' name that peaked in 1924 and has since faded.
Arnold is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #1,477 for boy births in the United States (and #3,130 across all names), given to 120 babies. Arnold first appears in 1880 and peaked in 1924 (2,014 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 120 | 120 | — | #1,477 |
| 2024 | 99 | 99 | — | #1,687 |
| 2023 | 105 | 105 | — | #1,640 |
| 2022 | 118 | 118 | — | #1,524 |
| 2021 | 112 | 112 | — | #1,556 |
| 2020 | 88 | 88 | — | #1,744 |
| 2019 | 115 | 115 | — | #1,487 |
| 2018 | 103 | 103 | — | #1,593 |
| 2017 | 120 | 120 | — | #1,433 |
| 2016 | 98 | 98 | — | #1,629 |
| 2015 | 95 | 95 | — | #1,657 |
| 2014 | 81 | 81 | — | #1,828 |
| 2013 | 97 | 97 | — | #1,589 |
| 2012 | 88 | 88 | — | #1,713 |
| 2011 | 113 | 113 | — | #1,449 |
| 2010 | 90 | 90 | — | #1,698 |
| 2009 | 125 | 125 | — | #1,368 |
| 2008 | 127 | 127 | — | #1,349 |
| 2007 | 137 | 137 | — | #1,277 |
| 2006 | 133 | 133 | — | #1,255 |
| 2005 | 153 | 158 | — | #1,076 |
| 2004 | 191 | 191 | — | #901 |
| 2003 | 213 | 213 | — | #822 |
| 2002 | 180 | 180 | — | #898 |
| 2001 | 219 | 219 | — | #776 |
| 2000 | 218 | 218 | — | #760 |
| 1999 | 188 | 188 | — | #809 |
| 1998 | 234 | 234 | — | #710 |
| 1997 | 245 | — | — | #666 |
| 1996 | 239 | — | — | #682 |
| 1995 | 236 | — | — | #692 |
| 1994 | 265 | — | — | #637 |
| 1993 | 327 | — | — | #565 |
| 1992 | 311 | — | — | #577 |
| 1991 | 323 | — | — | #563 |
| 1990 | 327 | — | — | #561 |
| 1989 | 287 | — | — | #575 |
| 1988 | 271 | — | — | #560 |
| 1987 | 270 | — | — | #553 |
| 1986 | 242 | — | — | #568 |
| 1985 | 193 | — | — | #634 |
| 1984 | 256 | — | — | #540 |
| 1983 | 257 | — | — | #521 |
| 1982 | 267 | — | — | #521 |
| 1981 | 259 | — | — | #524 |
| 1980 | 276 | — | — | #510 |
| 1979 | 277 | — | — | #500 |
| 1978 | 250 | — | — | #519 |
| 1977 | 286 | — | #8,512 | #484 |
| 1976 | 301 | — | — | #451 |
| 1975 | 321 | — | — | #445 |
| 1974 | 332 | — | — | #433 |
| 1973 | 395 | — | #6,713 | #394 |
| 1972 | 472 | — | — | #356 |
| 1971 | 498 | — | — | #361 |
| 1970 | 574 | — | #8,064 | #332 |
| 1969 | 615 | — | #7,549 | #306 |
| 1968 | 658 | — | — | #289 |
| 1967 | 780 | — | — | #257 |
| 1966 | 823 | — | #5,297 | #253 |
| 1965 | 950 | — | #6,599 | #241 |
| 1964 | 1,050 | — | #5,505 | #232 |
| 1963 | 1,152 | — | #4,908 | #223 |
| 1962 | 1,151 | — | — | #224 |
| 1961 | 1,163 | — | #4,262 | #234 |
| 1960 | 1,210 | — | #4,458 | #231 |
| 1959 | 1,200 | — | #4,654 | #229 |
| 1958 | 1,136 | — | — | #230 |
| 1957 | 1,265 | — | — | #211 |
| 1956 | 1,227 | — | #3,711 | #213 |
| 1955 | 1,322 | — | #4,767 | #197 |
| 1954 | 1,292 | — | #3,734 | #196 |
| 1953 | 1,399 | — | #4,250 | #182 |
| 1952 | 1,471 | — | #4,146 | #179 |
| 1951 | 1,428 | — | — | #177 |
| 1950 | 1,513 | — | #5,342 | #166 |
| 1949 | 1,597 | — | #4,263 | #158 |
| 1948 | 1,646 | — | #5,287 | #154 |
| 1947 | 1,801 | — | #4,784 | #149 |
| 1946 | 1,581 | — | #3,235 | #153 |
| 1945 | 1,412 | — | #4,597 | #147 |
| 1944 | 1,468 | — | #3,711 | #145 |
| 1943 | 1,705 | — | — | #131 |
| 1942 | 1,695 | — | #3,000 | #130 |
| 1941 | 1,606 | — | #3,985 | #123 |
| 1940 | 1,593 | — | #2,432 | #118 |
| 1939 | 1,623 | — | #3,796 | #113 |
| 1938 | 1,819 | — | — | #111 |
| 1937 | 1,739 | — | #2,200 | #111 |
| 1936 | 1,722 | — | #2,703 | #111 |
| 1935 | 1,890 | — | #3,445 | #103 |
| 1934 | 1,790 | — | #2,755 | #105 |
| 1933 | 1,767 | — | #1,841 | #103 |
| 1932 | 1,834 | — | #2,244 | #100 |
| 1931 | 1,852 | — | #1,949 | #98 |
| 1930 | 1,959 | — | #2,699 | #98 |
| 1929 | 2,000 | — | #1,767 | #95 |
| 1928 | 1,989 | — | #2,289 | #98 |
| 1927 | 2,016 | — | #2,101 | #97 |
| 1926 | 1,900 | — | #2,077 | #99 |
| 1925 | 1,986 | — | #2,497 | #95 |
| 1924 | 2,031 | — | #2,219 | #95 |
| 1923 | 1,938 | — | #2,927 | #93 |
| 1922 | 1,910 | — | #2,120 | #94 |
| 1921 | 2,003 | — | #1,930 | #91 |
| 1920 | 1,920 | — | #3,358 | #91 |
| 1919 | 1,777 | — | #3,025 | #94 |
| 1918 | 1,927 | — | #2,109 | #92 |
| 1917 | 1,793 | — | #2,567 | #91 |
| 1916 | 1,869 | — | #2,674 | #89 |
| 1915 | 1,702 | — | #2,548 | #91 |
| 1914 | 1,186 | — | #2,017 | #97 |
| 1913 | 1,039 | — | #2,562 | #92 |
| 1912 | 774 | — | #2,381 | #99 |
| 1911 | 348 | — | — | #108 |
| 1910 | 258 | — | — | #126 |
| 1909 | 237 | — | — | #117 |
| 1908 | 202 | — | — | #125 |
| 1907 | 177 | — | — | #135 |
| 1906 | 164 | — | — | #127 |
| 1905 | 144 | — | — | #146 |
| 1904 | 149 | — | — | #137 |
| 1903 | 134 | — | — | #139 |
| 1902 | 107 | — | — | #166 |
| 1901 | 110 | — | — | #146 |
| 1900 | 122 | — | — | #171 |
| 1899 | 98 | — | — | #154 |
| 1898 | 112 | — | — | #151 |
| 1897 | 103 | — | — | #151 |
| 1896 | 102 | — | — | #160 |
| 1895 | 96 | — | — | #163 |
| 1894 | 79 | — | — | #189 |
| 1893 | 80 | — | — | #180 |
| 1892 | 80 | — | — | #192 |
| 1891 | 57 | — | — | #209 |
| 1890 | 52 | — | — | #229 |
| 1889 | 42 | — | — | #252 |
| 1888 | 51 | — | — | #243 |
| 1887 | 38 | — | — | #262 |
| 1886 | 41 | — | — | #264 |
| 1885 | 33 | — | — | #290 |
| 1884 | 49 | — | — | #244 |
| 1883 | 42 | — | — | #253 |
| 1882 | 42 | — | — | #265 |
| 1881 | 29 | — | — | #296 |
| 1880 | 37 | — | — | #276 |