Arnold
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Arnold is a German name meaning “eagle ruler” or “strong as an eagle,” with forms such as Arnaud, Arnaldo, and Arno. Golfer Arnold Palmer and bodybuilder, actor, and California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger have kept the name prominent. Arnold Rimmer is the neurotic, unpopular hologram crewman on the BBC comedy Red Dwarf.
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Usage of Arnold in different languages / cultures
The list below was created by gathering names from various sources for different languages, and then matching Arnold against each list of names.
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Note: In some cases it is possible for the check mark to be missing even if Arnold is used in a particular country, as almost no source name list has 100% coverage.
Arnold in official name statistics
United States
In 2025, 120 boys were named Arnold, making it the #1477 boys' name in the US. Since 1880, 103,846 boys have been named Arnold, with the most (2,014) in 1924. It is most common, relative to births, in Minnesota, Indiana and Ohio.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2025. Names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year are not listed.
Other countries
Counts are babies born that year, or living people for "all ages" rows, as published by each country's statistics office or population register.
Arnold in other languages
- Arno Dutch, Estonian, Finnish, Latvian
- Arne Dutch, Norwegian, Swedish
- Aarne Estonian, Finnish
- Arnaldo Italian, Spanish
- Arnaud Dutch, French
- Арнольд Russian, Ukrainian
- Aarni Finnish
- Aarno Finnish
- Arn Swedish
- Arnas Lithuanian
- Arnau Catalan
- Arnolds Latvian
- Arnoldus Dutch
- Arnoud Dutch
- Arnout Dutch
- Arnt Norwegian
Arnold name days
- December 1 Norway
- August 4 Sweden
Source: Wikidata (CC0).
Towns named Arnold
There are 46 towns and villages with Arnold in their name, in 9 countries.
🇺🇸 United States 34🇨🇦 Canada 3🇦🇺 Australia 2🇬🇧 United Kingdom 2🇦🇷 Argentina 1🇧🇷 Brazil 1🇩🇪 Germany 1🇭🇹 Haiti 1
| Name | Where | Population | |
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| Arnold | England, 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 37,873 | Map |
| Arnold | Maryland, 🇺🇸 United States | 23,106 | Map |
| Arnold | Missouri, 🇺🇸 United States | 21,357 | Map |
| Arnold | Pennsylvania, 🇺🇸 United States | 4,988 | Map |
| Arnold | California, 🇺🇸 United States | 3,843 | Map |
| Arnold | Minnesota, 🇺🇸 United States | 2,960 | Map |
| Arnold Line | Mississippi, 🇺🇸 United States | 1,719 | Map |
| Arnold | Nebraska, 🇺🇸 United States | 580 | Map |
| Arnold City | Pennsylvania, 🇺🇸 United States | 498 | Map |
| Arnold | Victoria, 🇦🇺 Australia | 48 | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Lakes named Arnold
There are 50 lakes and reservoirs with Arnold in their name, in 2 countries.
🇺🇸 United States 39🇨🇦 Canada 11
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| Arnold Lake | Nova Scotia, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Arnold Lake | New Brunswick, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Arnold Lake | Ontario, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Arnold Lake | Ontario, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Arnold Lake | Manitoba, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Arnold Lake | Saskatchewan, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Arnold Lake | Georgia, 🇺🇸 United States | Map |
| Arnold Lake | Georgia, 🇺🇸 United States | Map |
| Arnold Lake | Georgia, 🇺🇸 United States | Map |
| Arnold Lake | Indiana, 🇺🇸 United States | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Arnold songs
21 songs and musical works on Wikidata have Arnold in their title. The best known:
- Arnold Layne – Pink Floyd (1967)
- Four Tone Poems after Arnold Böcklin – Max Reger (1913)
- Arnold Book of Old Songs
- Arnold Layne – David Gilmour (2006)
- ALEXANDRIA (Arnold)
- ARNOLD (17653)
- ARNOLD (Breedlove)
- ARNOLD (Harris)
- ARNOLD (Johnson)
- ARNOLD (Mason)
Song data: Wikidata (CC0), ordered by how widely each song is covered on Wikipedia.
Celebrities named Arnold
Based on celebrities listed on Wikipedia, filtered to only those with the first name Arnold.
Arnold Alexander Hall
Arnold Bruggink
Arnold Fishkind
Arnold Heertje
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Fictional characters named Arnold
Characters from films and TV series, from Wikidata, ordered by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.
Character data: Wikidata (CC0). Images: Wikimedia Commons; click an image for its author and licence.
Arnold as a pet name
FurryName has found 80 dogs named Arnold in public pet registers, making it the #1,580 dog name there. Most of them are registered in Miranda (2), Corangamite Shire (1), Burnside (1). Arnold as a dog name →
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