Boys' name · since 1888

Arno

Arno has 1,723 recorded births since 1888 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1915 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#3,618 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#3,961 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
1,723
born since 1888
1910s
peak decade

Yes -- Arno is the #3961 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 1,723 recorded since 1888.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Arno has been recorded 1,723 times among boys since 1888, currently ranked #3961 nationally and more common than 72% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 1910s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1888 to 2025.

  • #3,618 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • #3,961 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
  • 1,723 born since 1888
  • 1910s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Arno ranks #3,618 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,961 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,723 born since 1888, peaking in the 1910s.

#3,618 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#3,961 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
1,723
born since 1888
1910s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%71.5%
Arno vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Arno's 1,723 recorded births place it above 92.04% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

8 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

8 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Wisconsin.

How Arno compares

1,723 Top 24% higher than 76% of 13,930 names currently given to boys

Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.

Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data

How the numbers stack up

Arno's all-time total is 5x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Arno Median boys name (Takari) #1 boys name (Liam)
All-time total births 1,723 369 358,536
Peak-year births 55 34 22,252

Arno's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Arno splits its recorded history at 1957: 35% of all births land in the more recent half, 65% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1904 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1915 peak of 55 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Arno popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1888–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1915)
55
Annual births at peak, across 138 years of records
0204060 188819171931194519591973199820152025 27

Arno by decade

1910s is the heaviest window (323 births, 19% of the file).

1910s was Arno's strongest decade.

323 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 19% of all-time use.

Arno births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1910s at 323 births (19% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

How Arno compares to similarly-sized names

Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Arno's total volume

Arno vs 15 similarly-sized boys names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%5%10%15%20% 050100150200 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -114, 2.8%-68, 4.8%-101, 4.8%-46, 5.7%-42, 9.7%-117, 2.4%-47, 16.3%-41, 9%-35, 10.4%-37, 7.3%-41, 6.1%-48, 5.8%-146, 2.4%-47, 6.1%-113, 3%Arno-138, 3.2%Arno
Arno vs 15 similarly-sized boys names

Arno by state

Where Arno concentrates geographically, total births since 1888

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Arno
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Wisconsin
118 6.8%
#2 California
104 6.0%
#3 Texas
53 3.1%
#4 Iowa
17 1.0%
#5 New York
6 0.3%
#6 Minnesota
5 0.3%
#7 Missouri
5 0.3%
#8 Pennsylvania
5 0.3%
Wisconsin share of Arno's total US births 6.8%
Even split

118 of 1,723 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Arno? ▼
1,723 babies have been named Arno since 1888. All-time, it sits at #3,618 of 45,481 boys' names by recorded births. In 2025, it ranks #3,961 of 13,930 among boys. The peak year was 1915 with 55 births.
Where does Arno sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Arno ranks #3,618 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,961 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Arno most popular? ▼
Arno was most popular in the 1910s decade with 323 total births. The single peak year was 1915.
Where is Arno most popular? ▼
The top states for the name Arno are Wisconsin (118 births), California (104 births), Texas (53 births).
How long has the name Arno been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Arno since 1888 -- 138 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Arno? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Arnold, Arnulfo, Arnoldo, Arnav, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Arno's data

  • Arno's usage has stayed within range of its 1910s decade-level peak (323 total births) through the 2020s (126) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
  • Wisconsin records the most Arnos (118 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Wisconsin names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Arno

Nearby Names Like Arno

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Arno

Arnold Boy
#1477 103,846 births
Arnulfo Boy
#3763 6,316 births
Arnoldo Boy
#4063 4,713 births
Arnav Boy
#2915 3,585 births
Arne Boy
#9754 2,854 births

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Related Names

Names with a similar popularity rank to Arno

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Joy #3959
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Alfonzo #3963
5,783 births · Peak 1970
Abbott #3958
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Nathen #3964
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Russel #3957
16,610 births · Peak 1920
Etienne #3965
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Arno: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.

Data Sources

Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1888–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Arno draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.