US rank #5455 Boys' name Peak 1992 6,287 births

Arnulfo — #5455 US boys' name

6,287 babies named Arnulfo in U.S. Social Security records since 1909, with the highest year being 1992. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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#5455
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 62% of names given to boys today.

1990s
Peak decade

16% of everyone ever named Arnulfo was born in this single decade.

1992
Single peak year

119 babies were named Arnulfo in 1992 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Arnulfo

The Social Security Administration has registered 6,287 babies named Arnulfo between 1909 and 2024, spanning 116 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Arnulfo currently holds the #5455 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1992, when 119 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Arnulfo performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 989 births during that ten-year window. Across the 13 decades of recorded activity, Arnulfo shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 3,198 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Arizona. In total, SSA state-level files list Arnulfo in 9 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Arnulfo in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 6,287 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Arnulfo at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

6,287

Since 1909

116 years of records

Peak year

1992

119 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

#5,455

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1909

Recorded for 116 years

Last year on file: 2024

Arnulfo popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1909

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1992)
119
Annual births at peak — across 116 years of records
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Arnulfo by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
989 births that decade — 16% of Arnulfo's all-time total
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Arnulfo by state

Where Arnulfo concentrates geographically — total births since 1909

Regionally concentrated
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Arnulfo
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
3,198 50.9%
#2 California
1,518 24.1%
#3 Arizona
118 1.9%
#4 Illinois
61 1.0%
#5 Florida
15 0.2%
#6 Colorado
11 0.2%
#7 Georgia
6 0.1%
#8 Washington
6 0.1%
Texas share of Arnulfo's total US births 50.9%
Even split

3,198 of 6,287 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.

Arnulfo appears in 9 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Arnulfo?
6,287 babies have been named Arnulfo since 1909. It currently ranks #5455 among boys. The peak year was 1992 with 119 births.
When was Arnulfo most popular?
Arnulfo was most popular in the 1990s decade with 989 total births. The single peak year was 1992.
Where is Arnulfo most popular?
The top states for the name Arnulfo are Texas (3,198 births), California (1,518 births), Arizona (118 births).
How long has the name Arnulfo been used?
Arnulfo has been recorded in Social Security data since 1909, spanning 116 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Arnulfo?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Arnold, Arnoldo, Arnav, Arne, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1909–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.