Arnold Name Popularity

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How popular is Arnold?

In 2018 the uncommon name Arnold, ranked the 1,591st Most Popular Boys Name in the United States.

This once, top 1000 name, Arnold is currently less popular.

Position 89, its highest popularity RANKING, was reached in 1916.

However, the name was bestowed upon the greatest number of babies in 1924 with 2,014 occurrences.

The least amount of newborns dubbed Arnold in any given year was 29 in 1881.

Decidely upward trends in the number of babies given the name Arnold occurred roughly during the years 1889-1895, 1901-1904, 1905-1916, and 1985-1990, whereas clearly downward trends happened around 2007-2010.

The popularity trend for Arnold has steadily decreased for a while. In recent years however, the number of babies given the name Arnold has remained about the same.

What does the future hold for the popularity of Arnold?

Overall, when compared to its most prominent year, the name's popularity is at a very low point.

The name Arnold is still rare and has recently started to plateu at its present level but may also begin to make a more decisive move up or down.

Relative to what it once was, Arnold has fallen out of favor as a given name.

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		Arnold (Girl)		Arnold (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		< 5	--	103	1,591
2017		< 5	--	120	1,431
2016		< 5	--	98	1,626
2015		< 5	--	95	1,654
2014		< 5	--	81	1,827
2013		< 5	--	94	1,623
2012		< 5	--	88	1,713
2011		< 5	--	112	1,458
2010		< 5	--	89	1,710
2009		< 5	--	125	1,368
2008		< 5	--	127	1,348
2007		< 5	--	137	1,277
2006		< 5	--	133	1,254
2005		< 5	--	152	1,081
2004		< 5	--	191	901
2003		< 5	--	213	821
2002		< 5	--	180	898
2001		< 5	--	219	775
2000		< 5	--	218	760
1999		< 5	--	188	809
1998		< 5	--	234	710
1997		< 5	--	245	666
1996		< 5	--	239	682
1995		< 5	--	236	692
1994		< 5	--	265	637
1993		< 5	--	327	565
1992		< 5	--	311	577
1991		< 5	--	322	564
1990		< 5	--	327	561
1989		< 5	--	287	575
1988		< 5	--	271	560
1987		< 5	--	269	553
1986		< 5	--	242	568
1985		< 5	--	193	634
1984		< 5	--	256	540
1983		< 5	--	257	520
1982		< 5	--	267	521
1981		< 5	--	261	522
1980		< 5	--	276	510
1979		< 5	--	276	502
1978		< 5	--	251	519
1977		6	8,514	280	484
1976		< 5	--	303	450
1975		< 5	--	319	447
1974		< 5	--	332	433
1973		7	6,713	388	394
1972		< 5	--	472	356
1971		< 5	--	498	361
1970		5	8,063	569	333
1969		5	7,546	608	306
1968		< 5	--	660	288
1967		< 5	--	779	257
1966		7	5,294	815	253
1965		5	6,596	945	241
1964		7	5,506	1,043	232
1963		8	4,906	1,140	223
1962		< 5	--	1,154	224
1961		10	4,257	1,152	234
1960		9	4,457	1,202	231
1959		8	4,653	1,190	229
1958		< 5	--	1,133	230
1957		< 5	--	1,269	211
1956		11	3,708	1,215	213
1955		7	4,765	1,316	197
1954		10	3,732	1,281	196
1953		8	4,250	1,389	182
1952		8	4,146	1,463	179
1951		< 5	--	1,428	177
1950		5	5,341	1,508	166
1949		7	4,264	1,590	158
1948		5	5,288	1,640	154
1947		6	4,784	1,796	148
1946		10	3,232	1,573	153
1945		5	4,598	1,406	147
1944		7	3,711	1,462	145
1943		< 5	--	1,702	131
1942		10	3,000	1,684	130
1941		6	3,984	1,601	123
1940		12	2,432	1,579	118
1939		6	3,795	1,618	113
1938		< 5	--	1,820	111
1937		14	2,200	1,725	111
1936		10	2,702	1,712	111
1935		7	3,444	1,881	103
1934		10	2,755	1,781	105
1933		18	1,840	1,749	103
1932		14	2,245	1,820	100
1931		17	1,949	1,834	98
1930		11	2,700	1,949	98
1929		21	1,767	1,979	95
1928		15	2,290	1,973	98
1927		18	2,101	1,998	97
1926		18	2,077	1,883	99
1925		14	2,497	1,972	95
1924		17	2,219	2,014	95
1923		11	2,927	1,926	93
1922		18	2,120	1,893	94
1921		21	1,930	1,982	91
1920		9	3,358	1,911	91
1919		10	3,025	1,767	94
1918		17	2,109	1,910	92
1917		12	2,567	1,781	91
1916		11	2,674	1,858	89
1915		11	2,548	1,691	91
1914		12	2,017	1,174	97
1913		7	2,562	1,032	92
1912		7	2,381	767	99
1911		< 5	--	348	108
1910		< 5	--	258	126
1909		< 5	--	237	117
1908		< 5	--	202	125
1907		< 5	--	177	135
1906		< 5	--	164	127
1905		< 5	--	144	146
1904		< 5	--	149	137
1903		< 5	--	134	139
1902		< 5	--	107	166
1901		< 5	--	110	146
1900		< 5	--	122	171
1899		< 5	--	98	154
1898		< 5	--	112	151
1897		< 5	--	103	151
1896		< 5	--	102	160
1895		< 5	--	96	163
1894		< 5	--	79	189
1893		< 5	--	80	180
1892		< 5	--	80	192
1891		< 5	--	57	209
1890		< 5	--	52	229
1889		< 5	--	42	252
1888		< 5	--	51	243
1887		< 5	--	38	262
1886		< 5	--	41	264
1885		< 5	--	33	290
1884		< 5	--	49	244
1883		< 5	--	42	253
1882		< 5	--	42	265
1881		< 5	--	29	296
1880		< 5	--	37	276

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.