Arnold · Shortlist Together

Meaning

We don’t have a verified meaning for Arnold.

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Its story

Popularity since 1912

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Per million girls born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.

See the 53 recorded years as a table

Arnold, per million girls born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
Year	Per million
1912	13
1913	11
1914	16
1915	11
1916	11
1917	11
1918	15
1919	9
1920	8
1921	17
1922	15
1923	9
1924	14
1925	12
1926	15
1927	15
1928	13
1929	19
1930	10
1931	16
1932	13
1933	18
1934	10
1935	7
1936	10
1937	13
1939	5
1940	10
1941	5
1942	7
1944	5
1945	4
1946	6
1947	3
1948	3
1949	4
1950	3
1952	4
1953	4
1954	5
1955	4
1956	5
1959	4
1960	4
1961	5
1963	4
1964	4
1965	3
1966	4
1969	3
1970	3
1973	5
1977	4

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Arnold isn’t concentrated in any one state. Either it’s spread evenly, or no state reaches the 25 births over three years needed before a rate means anything.

More like it

More like Arnold

The numbers

Every figure

Births in 1977: 6
Rank in 1977: #8,444
How rare: 1 in 255,524 girls
Since 1912: 550

Arnold was last recorded in 1977. Fewer than five girls have been given the name in any year since, which is the point below which the record stops reporting.

Most popular in 1929, at 19 per million girls born.

There isn’t enough data for a ten-year trend: Arnold doesn’t appear in both ends of that window.

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.