Boys' name · since 1924
Arnol
Since 1924, U.S. Social Security records show 140 babies named Arnol, peaking in 2003. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #15,207 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,828 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 140
- born since 1924
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Arnol is the #10828 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 140 recorded since 1924.
Arnol has 140 recorded births among boys since 1924, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #10828 as of the latest data, more common than 22% of boys, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1924 to 2025.
- #15,207 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #10,828 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 140 born since 1924
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Arnol ranks #15,207 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,828 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 140 born since 1924, peaking in the 2000s.
- #15,207 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,828 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 140
- born since 1924
- 2000s
- peak decade
Arnol's 140 recorded births place it above 66.48% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Arnol compares
140 31st percentile among 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
Arnol's all-time total is 62% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Arnol | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 140 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 10 | 34 | 22,252 |
Arnol's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Arnol's SSA record in two at 2004 and the more recent half accounts for 49% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 51%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1924, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2003 peak of 10, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Arnol popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1924–2025
- Peak year (2003)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 102 years of records
Arnol by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (46 births, 33% of the file).
2000s was Arnol's strongest decade.
46 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Arnol births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 11
1920s
11 births
- 1990s
1990s
35 births
- 2000s
2000s
46 births
- 2010s
2010s
23 births
- 2020s
2020s
25 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 46 births (33% of all-time use).
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What to do with Arnol's data
- Arnol's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (46 total births) through the 2020s (25) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Arnol: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2003)
Similar record span (~101 yrs)
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, 1924–2025 (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 Arnol 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.