Arnoldo
A masculine name of Germanic origin meaning "strong as an eagle".
Name Census estimates that about 4,039 living Americans carry the first name Arnoldo. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Arnoldo today is around 42 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Arnoldo births was 1992 (94 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Arnoldo. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
4.0K
~ 1 in 84,861 Americans
Peak year
1992
94 babies that year
Average age
42
years old
2024 SSA rank
#3,685
Tracked since 1914
Census
Arnoldo in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 6,318 people with the first name Arnoldo, which placed it at #3,358 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#3,358
National first-name rank
People counted
6.3K
6,318 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
2.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Hispanic or Latino
97.0% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Arnoldo
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Arnoldo is Hispanic at 97.0%. The next largest groups are White (2.0%) and Black (0.4%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Arnoldo described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Arnoldo at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Hispanic or Latino97.0% · 6,128
- White2.0% · 127
- Black or African American0.4% · 27
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.3% · 19
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.2% · 11
- Two or more races0.1% · 6
Popularity
Arnoldo: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Arnoldo from the 1910s through to the 2020s, spanning 12 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1990s, with 834 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 1990s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Arnoldo by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Arnoldo during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Arnoldos live
The SSA's state-level files cover 6 states and territories. Texas, California, Arizona recorded the most babies named Arnoldo, while Florida, Washington, Illinois recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 598 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Arnoldo
The name Arnoldo is a masculine given name of Germanic origin, derived from the Old German elements "arn" meaning "eagle" and "wald" meaning "ruler." It is believed to have emerged around the 6th century AD, during the time of the Frankish Empire.
The earliest recorded use of the name Arnoldo can be traced back to the 8th century, when it was mentioned in the Monumenta Germaniae Historica, a collection of historical sources from the medieval period. One of the earliest known bearers of the name was Arnoldo of Metz, a Frankish nobleman and military leader who lived in the late 8th century.
During the Middle Ages, the name Arnoldo gained popularity across various regions of Europe, particularly in areas with Germanic cultural influence. It was borne by several notable figures, including Arnoldo I, Count of Chiny (c. 980-1037), a prominent nobleman in the Holy Roman Empire, and Arnoldo of Brescia (c. 1090-1155), an Italian scholar and religious reformer.
In the Renaissance period, the name was associated with prominent artists and scholars. One of the most famous bearers of the name was Arnoldo di Cambio (c. 1240-1311), an Italian sculptor and architect who contributed to the design of the Basilica of San Petronio in Bologna.
In the 17th century, Arnoldo Vinnio (1588-1657) was a Dutch jurist and legal scholar whose works helped shape the development of Roman-Dutch law. Another notable figure was Arnoldo Grevinckhoven (1600-1675), a Dutch Golden Age painter known for his landscapes and cityscapes.
Moving into the 18th century, Arnoldo Calesio (1715-1788) was an Italian painter and engraver who worked in the Baroque and Rococo styles. Arnoldo Winkler (1751-1834), a German-born architect, designed several notable buildings in Russia, including the Grand Palace in Pavlovsk.
Throughout history, the name Arnoldo has been borne by individuals from various fields, including literature, politics, and science. While it has maintained a presence in various European cultures, it has also found its way into other regions due to migration and cultural exchange.
People
Arnoldo + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Arnoldo as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with A
Other first names starting with A with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Arnoldo: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Arnoldo?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 4,039 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Arnoldo going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 84,861 US residents.
Is Arnoldo a common name?
We classify Arnoldo as "Rare". It ranks above 96% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 4,686 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Arnoldo most popular?
The single biggest year for Arnoldo was 1992, when 94 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Arnoldo is about 42 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Arnoldo in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 6,318 people with the name Arnoldo, or 2.09 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #3,358 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Arnoldo in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Arnoldo?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Arnoldo appears almost entirely male. Of the 6,319 people counted with this name, 99.7% were male and only a very small share were female. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Arnoldo?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Arnoldo is Hispanic at 97.0%. The next largest groups are White (2.0%) and Black (0.4%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Arnoldo most often in the Census?
Hispanic is the largest reported group for people named Arnoldo in the 2020 Census, accounting for 97.0% (6,128 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Arnoldo in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Arnoldo a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Arnoldo in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Arnoldo still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Arnoldo in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Arnoldo can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many Americans are named Arnoldo?
Want to know how many people share the name Arnoldo? HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site, puts the living-bearer count front and centre.