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Arnold

male

Arnold.

Official popularity data is available for 4 regions, from 1945 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #121 in Norway in 1945. See regions.

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Data Confidence

Official popularity evidence
Verified
Profile completeness
Partial
Editorial research
Not yet completed

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Name Characteristics

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Pronunciation clarity

Not yet assessed — Namewise hasn't recorded a pronunciation (respelling or IPA) for this name yet.

Spelling simplicity

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Regional familiarity

Editorial judgement of how familiar this name is in its primary region of use today.

International familiarity

Editorial judgement of how easily this name travels across languages and borders.

Trend stability

Derived from the name's traditional/modern classification and its current popularity trend direction.

Overview

Origin
Meaning
Not available
Pronunciation
Not available
Syllables
2
Common nicknames
None recorded
Classification
Traditional & modern
Gender usage
male
Language family
Not available

Popularity

RisingEngland and Wales (male) rank from 1996 to 2024, ranging from #632 to #2458.19961997199819992000200120022003200420052006200720082009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024#632#2458
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England and Wales rank by year
YearRank
1996#818
1997#1257
1998#958
1999#948
2000#1096
2001#1286
2002#1322
2003#1410
2004#1280
2005#1377
2006#1643
2007#1252
2008#1294
2009#1568
2010#1407
2011#1398
2012#2458
2013#1404
2014#1144
2015#903
2016#928
2017#701
2018#801
2019#663
2020#745
2021#704
2022#632
2023#704
2024#711

Demonstration dataSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

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Meaning & Origin

Variants

No spelling variants or nicknames recorded yet.

No similar names recorded yet for this name.

Similarity is a demonstration score — see methodology.

Spelling

Spelling simplicity

Calculated directly from the name's spelling — see Name Characteristics above.

No commonly used alternate spellings recorded.

Pronunciation

Audio not yet available.
Syllables
2
Ease
easy

Demonstration dataSource: HEKNO Name Intelligence.Confidence: insufficient.

Regional Use

Notable Usage

No safely-sourced notable usage recorded for this name yet.

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