Arnold Popularity

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Region

Rising

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England and Wales rank by year
Year	Rank
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

Popularity data

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

Arnold's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, count per million births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
Year	Region	Category	Rank	Count per million	Confidence	Status
2024	England and Wales	male	#711	50	High	Demonstration data
2023	England and Wales	male	#704	49	High	Demonstration data
2022	England and Wales	male	#632	56	High	Demonstration data
2021	England and Wales	male	#704	49	High	Demonstration data
2020	England and Wales	male	#745	43	High	Demonstration data
2019	England and Wales	male	#663	52	High	Demonstration data
2018	England and Wales	male	#801	40	High	Demonstration data
2017	England and Wales	male	#701	50	High	Demonstration data
2016	England and Wales	male	#928	32	High	Demonstration data
2015	England and Wales	male	#903	33	High	Demonstration data
2014	England and Wales	male	#1144	23	High	Demonstration data
2013	England and Wales	male	#1404	17	High	Demonstration data
2012	England and Wales	male	#2458	8	High	Demonstration data
2011	England and Wales	male	#1398	17	High	Demonstration data
2010	England and Wales	male	#1407	17	High	Demonstration data
2009	England and Wales	male	#1568	14	High	Demonstration data
2008	England and Wales	male	#1294	18	High	Demonstration data
2007	England and Wales	male	#1252	18	High	Demonstration data
2006	England and Wales	male	#1643	11	High	Demonstration data
2005	England and Wales	male	#1377	14	High	Demonstration data
2004	England and Wales	male	#1280	14	High	Demonstration data
2003	England and Wales	male	#1410	11	High	Demonstration data
2002	England and Wales	male	#1322	11	High	Demonstration data
2001	England and Wales	male	#1286	11	High	Demonstration data
2000	England and Wales	male	#1096	13	High	Demonstration data
1999	England and Wales	male	#948	16	High	Demonstration data
1998	England and Wales	male	#958	15	High	Demonstration data
1997	England and Wales	male	#1257	10	High	Demonstration data
1996	England and Wales	male	#818	18	High	Demonstration data
2025	Norway	male	#421	6	High	Demonstration data
2024	Norway	male	#474	4	High	Demonstration data
2022	Norway	male	#439	5	High	Demonstration data
1996	Norway	male	#504	5	High	Demonstration data
1991	Norway	male	#563	5	High	Demonstration data
1989	Norway	male	#446	8	High	Demonstration data
1986	Norway	male	#521	6	High	Demonstration data
1985	Norway	male	#617	4	High	Demonstration data
1976	Norway	male	#475	7	High	Demonstration data
1974	Norway	male	#480	7	High	Demonstration data
1972	Norway	male	#408	9	High	Demonstration data
1968	Norway	male	#423	7	High	Demonstration data
1967	Norway	male	#382	8	High	Demonstration data
1966	Norway	male	#452	6	High	Demonstration data
1965	Norway	male	#435	6	High	Demonstration data
1964	Norway	male	#314	11	High	Demonstration data
1963	Norway	male	#356	8	High	Demonstration data
1962	Norway	male	#373	7	High	Demonstration data
1961	Norway	male	#287	11	High	Demonstration data
1960	Norway	male	#261	13	High	Demonstration data
1959	Norway	male	#231	15	High	Demonstration data
1958	Norway	male	#237	14	High	Demonstration data
1957	Norway	male	#254	12	High	Demonstration data
1956	Norway	male	#222	16	High	Demonstration data
1955	Norway	male	#232	13	High	Demonstration data
1954	Norway	male	#194	19	High	Demonstration data
1953	Norway	male	#170	26	High	Demonstration data
1952	Norway	male	#180	21	High	Demonstration data
1951	Norway	male	#152	30	High	Demonstration data
1950	Norway	male	#152	30	High	Demonstration data
1949	Norway	male	#158	29	High	Demonstration data
1948	Norway	male	#148	33	High	Demonstration data
1947	Norway	male	#139	36	High	Demonstration data
1946	Norway	male	#137	40	High	Demonstration data
1945	Norway	male	#121	42	High	Demonstration data
2019	Republic of Ireland	male	#764	3	High	Demonstration data
2016	Republic of Ireland	male	#713	3	High	Demonstration data
2003	Republic of Ireland	male	#423	4	High	Demonstration data
1978	Republic of Ireland	male	#326	3	High	Demonstration data
1970	Republic of Ireland	male	#305	3	High	Demonstration data
1969	Republic of Ireland	male	#291	3	High	Demonstration data
1967	Republic of Ireland	male	#265	3	High	Demonstration data
1964	Republic of Ireland	male	#214	4	High	Demonstration data
2024	Scotland	male	#727	3	High	Demonstration data

England and Wales hub — collected by Office for National Statistics
Norway hub — collected by Statistics Norway (SSB)
Republic of Ireland hub — collected by CSO Ireland
Scotland hub — collected by National Records of Scotland

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.