Boys' name · since 1909
Arnulfo
Arnulfo has 6,316 recorded births since 1909 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1992 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #1,544 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,763 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 6,316
- born since 1909
- 1990s
- peak decade
Yes -- Arnulfo is the #3763 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 6,316 recorded since 1909.
Arnulfo has 6,316 recorded births among boys since 1909, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #3763 as of the latest data, more common than 73% of boys, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1909 to 2025.
- #1,544 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,763 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 6,316 born since 1909
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Arnulfo ranks #1,544 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,763 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 6,316 born since 1909, peaking in the 1990s.
- #1,544 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,763 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 6,316
- born since 1909
- 1990s
- peak decade
Arnulfo's 6,316 recorded births place it above 96.6% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
9 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Arnulfo compares
6,316 Top 11% higher than 89% 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
Arnulfo's all-time total is 17x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Arnulfo | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 6,316 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 119 | 34 | 22,252 |
Arnulfo's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Arnulfo's full recorded timeline at 1969, 63% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 37% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1909, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1992 peak of 119 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Arnulfo popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1909–2025
- Peak year (1992)
- 119
- Annual births at peak, across 117 years of records
Arnulfo by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (989 births, 16% of the file).
1990s was Arnulfo's strongest decade.
989 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 16% of all-time use.
Arnulfo births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 5
1900s
5 births
- 1910s 87
1910s
87 births
- 1920s 303
1920s
303 births
- 1930s 321
1930s
321 births
- 1940s
1940s
434 births
- 1950s
1950s
673 births
- 1960s
1960s
611 births
- 1970s
1970s
783 births
- 1980s
1980s
860 births
- 1990s
1990s
989 births
- 2000s
2000s
757 births
- 2010s 364
2010s
364 births
- 2020s 129
2020s
129 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 989 births (16% of all-time use).
How Arnulfo 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 Arnulfo's total volume
Arnulfo by state
Where Arnulfo concentrates geographically, total births since 1909
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 3,203 | 50.7% |
| #2 | California | | 1,525 | 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% |
3,203 of 6,316 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.
Arnulfo appears in 9 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Arnulfo's data
- Arnulfo's decade-level peak was the 1990s (989 total births); usage has since declined to 129 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Arnulfos (3,203 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 Arnulfo: 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 (~116 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, 1909–2025 (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 Arnulfo 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.