Arn vs Arnold

Side-by-side comparison of Arn and Arnold — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

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Arn

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Name B

Arnold

Boy name · Rank #1688

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Metric Arn Arnold
Current Rank Unranked #1688
Total Births (all years) 60 103,846
Peak Year 1953 1924
Peak Year Births 11 2,014
Peak Decade 1950ss 1920ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1949 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Arn Arnold
1880ss — 404
1890ss — 859
1900ss — 1,546
1910ss — 12,586
1920ss — 19,531
1930ss — 17,888
1940ss 7 16,036
1950ss 35 13,196
1960ss 13 9,501
1970ss — 3,688
1980ss — 2,578
1990ss — 2,695
2000ss — 1,696
2010ss 5 1,000
2020ss — 642

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Arn Arnold
2014 — 81
2015 — 95
2016 — 98
2017 — 120
2018 — 103
2019 — 115
2020 — 88
2021 — 112
2022 — 118
2023 — 105
2024 — 99
2025 — 120

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1949–2013.

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