Arnaldo

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A few things about Arnaldo you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Arnaldo

Arnaldo Pomodoro

Italian sculptor (1926–2025)

Choose Arnaldo and your child shares a first name with Arnaldo Pomodoro, an Italian sculptor. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Arnaldo, like who?” Arnaldo Pomodoro's Wikipedia article is available in 24 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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Photo: Pino Montisci, Public domain (opens in a new tab), via Wikimedia Commons

• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 344,828 baby boys born in the US in 2025 was named Arnaldo, 5 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Arnaldo would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryArnaldo first shows up in US birth records in 1915, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 110 years since.
• 🏆Best yearIt was far more popular in 1989, when it ranked #1,115. Today it's #12,008, so it could be due a comeback.
• 📉Then vs nowArnaldo was 4.4× more common in 2000 than it is today. In 2000 it was given to about 1 in 78,740 baby boys; in 2025, about 1 in 344,828.
• 🍂TrendArnaldo has slipped 6,557 places over the last five years and now sits at #12,008. Good news if you want a familiar name that fewer kids will share.
• 💬MeaningIn Spanish, Arnaldo means “eagle power”. Our records link it to German, Italian and Spanish roots.

About the name Arnaldo

Arnaldo is a boy name of German, Italian and Spanish origin meaning “eagle power”. It has 7 letters and 3 syllables, starting with A and ending in “-ldo”. US birth records list Arnaldo for boys from 1915 to 2025, in 87 of those 111 years. Its best year was 1989, when it ranked #1,115 among boy names. In 2025 it ranked #12,008, with 5 babies.

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