Arnold is a boy's name of German origin meaning “eagle and power.” In 2024 it was given to 99 boys in the United States.
Arnold belongs to the German and English & American tradition. Its meaning — “eagle and power” — is the sense carried by its German roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Arnold first appears in Social Security records in 1880. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #89 in 1916, and in 2024 99 babies received the name — 103,720 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Arnold means “eagle and power” in its German roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Arnold is a boy name. In 2024, 99 babies received the name in the US.
Arnold comes from the German and English & American tradition.
Arnold first appears in US records in 1880. Its best-ever ranking was #89 in 1916, and 99 babies were given the name in 2024.
Arnold is pronounced /ˈɑːnəld/ (IPA).
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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