Is Arnold a boy or girl name?
Arnold is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 99 boys were named Arnold, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.5% of the 104,270 US babies named Arnold were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #1,681
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Arnold since 1880
- 104,270
- Most popular year
- 1924
- 2,031 babies
Boys and girls named Arnold, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 404 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 859 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 1,546 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 12,586 | 87 | 0.7% |
| 1920s | 19,531 | 162 | 0.8% |
| 1930s | 17,888 | 107 | 0.6% |
| 1940s | 16,038 | 68 | 0.4% |
| 1950s | 13,195 | 57 | 0.4% |
| 1960s | 9,497 | 51 | 0.5% |
| 1970s | 3,687 | 18 | 0.5% |
| 1980s | 2,578 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 2,695 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 1,695 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 999 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 522 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 99 | #1,681 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 105 | #1,639 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 118 | #1,523 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 112 | #1,556 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 88 | #1,744 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 115 | #1,485 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 103 | #1,593 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 120 | #1,433 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 98 | #1,629 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 95 | #1,656 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 81 | #1,827 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 96 | #1,604 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 88 | #1,713 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 113 | #1,449 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 90 | #1,698 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 125 | #1,368 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 127 | #1,349 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 137 | #1,277 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 133 | #1,254 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 152 | #1,081 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 191 | #901 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 213 | #822 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 180 | #898 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 219 | #776 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 218 | #760 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 188 | #809 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 234 | #710 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 245 | #666 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 239 | #682 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 236 | #692 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 265 | #637 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 327 | #565 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 311 | #577 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 323 | #563 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 327 | #561 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 287 | #575 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 271 | #560 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 270 | #553 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 242 | #568 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 193 | #634 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 256 | #540 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 257 | #521 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 267 | #521 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 259 | #524 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 276 | #510 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 277 | #500 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 250 | #519 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 280 | #484 | 6 | #8,511 |
| 1976 | 301 | #452 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 320 | #445 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 332 | #433 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 388 | #394 | 7 | #6,713 |
| 1972 | 472 | #356 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 498 | #361 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 569 | #332 | 5 | #8,065 |
| 1969 | 608 | #306 | 5 | #7,549 |
| 1968 | 658 | #289 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 781 | #257 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 815 | #253 | 7 | #5,297 |
| 1965 | 945 | #241 | 5 | #6,599 |
| 1964 | 1,042 | #232 | 7 | #5,505 |
| 1963 | 1,142 | #223 | 8 | #4,908 |
| 1962 | 1,153 | #224 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 1,152 | #234 | 10 | #4,260 |
| 1960 | 1,201 | #231 | 9 | #4,457 |
| 1959 | 1,192 | #229 | 8 | #4,654 |
| 1958 | 1,135 | #230 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 1,265 | #211 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 1,216 | #213 | 11 | #3,711 |
| 1955 | 1,315 | #197 | 7 | #4,767 |
| 1954 | 1,282 | #196 | 10 | #3,733 |
| 1953 | 1,391 | #182 | 8 | #4,251 |
| 1952 | 1,463 | #179 | 8 | #4,146 |
| 1951 | 1,428 | #177 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 1,508 | #166 | 5 | #5,342 |
| 1949 | 1,590 | #158 | 7 | #4,263 |
| 1948 | 1,641 | #154 | 5 | #5,287 |
| 1947 | 1,796 | #149 | 6 | #4,784 |
| 1946 | 1,572 | #153 | 10 | #3,235 |
| 1945 | 1,407 | #147 | 5 | #4,597 |
| 1944 | 1,461 | #145 | 7 | #3,711 |
| 1943 | 1,705 | #131 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 1,685 | #130 | 10 | #3,000 |
| 1941 | 1,600 | #123 | 6 | #3,985 |
| 1940 | 1,581 | #118 | 12 | #2,432 |
| 1939 | 1,617 | #113 | 6 | #3,796 |
| 1938 | 1,819 | #111 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 1,726 | #111 | 14 | #2,200 |
| 1936 | 1,711 | #111 | 10 | #2,703 |
| 1935 | 1,883 | #103 | 7 | #3,445 |
| 1934 | 1,780 | #105 | 10 | #2,755 |
| 1933 | 1,749 | #103 | 18 | #1,841 |
| 1932 | 1,820 | #100 | 14 | #2,244 |
| 1931 | 1,835 | #98 | 17 | #1,949 |
| 1930 | 1,948 | #98 | 11 | #2,699 |
| 1929 | 1,979 | #95 | 21 | #1,767 |
| 1928 | 1,974 | #98 | 15 | #2,289 |
| 1927 | 1,998 | #97 | 18 | #2,101 |
| 1926 | 1,882 | #99 | 18 | #2,077 |
| 1925 | 1,972 | #95 | 14 | #2,497 |
| 1924 | 2,014 | #95 | 17 | #2,219 |
| 1923 | 1,927 | #93 | 11 | #2,927 |
| 1922 | 1,892 | #94 | 18 | #2,120 |
| 1921 | 1,982 | #91 | 21 | #1,930 |
| 1920 | 1,911 | #91 | 9 | #3,358 |
| 1919 | 1,767 | #94 | 10 | #3,025 |
| 1918 | 1,910 | #92 | 17 | #2,109 |
| 1917 | 1,781 | #91 | 12 | #2,567 |
| 1916 | 1,858 | #89 | 11 | #2,674 |
| 1915 | 1,691 | #91 | 11 | #2,548 |
| 1914 | 1,174 | #97 | 12 | #2,017 |
| 1913 | 1,032 | #92 | 7 | #2,562 |
| 1912 | 767 | #99 | 7 | #2,381 |
| 1911 | 348 | #108 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 258 | #126 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 237 | #117 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 202 | #125 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 177 | #135 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 164 | #127 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 144 | #146 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 149 | #137 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 134 | #139 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 107 | #166 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 110 | #146 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 122 | #171 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 98 | #154 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 112 | #151 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 103 | #151 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 102 | #160 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 96 | #163 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 79 | #189 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 80 | #180 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 80 | #192 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 57 | #209 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 52 | #229 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 42 | #252 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 51 | #243 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 38 | #262 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 41 | #264 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 33 | #290 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 49 | #244 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 42 | #253 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 42 | #265 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 29 | #296 | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 37 | #276 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Arnold reached #89 in 1916. As a girl name, it reached #1,767 in 1929. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1920s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Arnold
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.