Boys' name · since 1914
Arnoldo
Arnoldo has 4,713 recorded births since 1914 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1992 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #1,854 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,063 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,713
- born since 1914
- 1990s
- peak decade
Arnoldo currently ranks #4063 among boys' names in America, with 4,713 babies recorded since 1914.
Social Security Administration records show Arnoldo recorded 4,713 times among boys since 1914, holding rank #4063 nationally today, ahead of 71% of boys, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1914 to 2025.
- #1,854 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #4,063 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 4,713 born since 1914
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Arnoldo ranks #1,854 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,063 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 4,713 born since 1914, peaking in the 1990s.
- #1,854 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,063 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,713
- born since 1914
- 1990s
- peak decade
Arnoldo's 4,713 recorded births place it above 95.92% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Arnoldo compares
4,713 Top 13% higher than 87% 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
Arnoldo's all-time total is 13x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Arnoldo | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 4,713 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 94 | 34 | 22,252 |
Arnoldo's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Arnoldo's SSA record in two at 1974 and the more recent half accounts for 62% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 38%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1914, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 1992 peak of 94, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Arnoldo popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1914–2025
- Peak year (1992)
- 94
- Annual births at peak, across 112 years of records
Arnoldo by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (834 births, 18% of the file).
1990s was Arnoldo's strongest decade.
834 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 18% of all-time use.
Arnoldo births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 6
1910s
6 births
- 1920s 75
1920s
75 births
- 1930s 176
1930s
176 births
- 1940s 281
1940s
281 births
- 1950s
1950s
433 births
- 1960s
1960s
587 births
- 1970s
1970s
650 births
- 1980s
1980s
665 births
- 1990s
1990s
834 births
- 2000s
2000s
588 births
- 2010s 277
2010s
277 births
- 2020s 141
2020s
141 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 834 births (18% of all-time use).
How Arnoldo 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 Arnoldo's total volume
Arnoldo by state
Where Arnoldo concentrates geographically, total births since 1914
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 2,588 | 54.9% |
| #2 | California | | 869 | 18.4% |
| #3 | Arizona | | 97 | 2.1% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 32 | 0.7% |
| #5 | Washington | | 11 | 0.2% |
| #6 | Florida | | 5 | 0.1% |
2,588 of 4,713 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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What to do with Arnoldo's data
- Arnoldo's decade-level peak was the 1990s (834 total births); usage has since declined to 141 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Arnoldos (2,588 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
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 Arnoldo: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1992)
Similar record span (~111 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, 1914–2025 (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 Arnoldo 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.