Given name & surname
Arnulfo
“eagle”
Arnulfo is a masculine given name from German. It is used in Spanish.
Original GermanUlf
Meaning & origin
What it means
Arnulfo goes back to German arn, meaning “eagle.”
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
In Spanish usage, Arnulfo developed from Ulf. In Spanish usage, Arnulfo developed from Arnulf.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1909. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Arnulfo through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 6,316
- 6,316 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1992
- 119 babies
- 2025
- 29
- #3,762 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −25%
- Easing
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 29 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 3,762 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 24.7% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 119 in 1992. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (7). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 11,449 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.
Arnulfo’s family of names
In Spanish usage, Arnulfo developed from the German form Ulf. In Spanish usage, Arnulfo developed from the German form Arnulf.
The ring: across languages.
Across languages 4
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Arnulfo
- Arnulfo AriasPresident of Panama (1901-1988)
- Arnulfo ValentierraColombian footballerborn 1974
- Arnulfo FuentebellaSpeaker of the House of Representatives of the Philippines from 2000 to 20011945–2020
- Arnulfo Moreno QuiñonezColombian Roman Catholic bishopborn 1979
- Arnulfo GonzálezMexican association football playerborn 1991
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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