Given name & surname
Arnoldo
“the eagle ruler”
Arnoldo is a variant of Arnold. One German interpretation is “the eagle ruler.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Arnoldo is a variant of Arnold. One German interpretation is “the eagle ruler.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Arnoldo is a variant of Arnold. An origin associated with Arnold is Germanic.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1914. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Arnoldo through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 4,713
- 4,713 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1992
- 94 babies
- 2025
- 26
- #4,057 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +1%
- Steady
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 26 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 4,057 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 0.8% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 94 in 1992. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (15). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 6,319 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Arnoldo’s family of names
Arnoldo has a related form in Arnold. In Spanish usage, Arnoldo has a conventional equivalent in the French form Arnold. In Portuguese usage, Arnoldo has a conventional equivalent in the French form Arnaud.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Arnoldo has relatives in 4 languages.
3 related names in 4 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Arnoldo
- Arnoldo AlemánPresident of Nicaragua from 1997 to 2002born 1946
- Arnoldo IguaránColombian footballerborn 1957
- Arnoldo FoàItalian actor (1916-2014)
- Asnoldo Devonishathletics competitor (1932–1997)
- Arnoldo Martínez VerdugoMexican politician (1925-2013)
- Arnoldo de Winkelried BertoniSwiss born Paraguayan zoologist (1878-1973)
- Arnoldo MondadoriItalian publisher (1889–1971)
- Arnoldo GabaldónVenezuelan physician and politician (1909-1990)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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