Arno
Arno was the 3956th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 27 babies. Its best year was 1897, when it ranked 728th; the most babies were born in 1915 (55). Over the last ten years it has moved up 4,130 places. More babies were named Arno in the 1910s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #3,956 boys, up 1,296 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 27boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 191555 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,723babies recorded
Arno popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,956 | 27 |
| 2020 | #5,252 | 17 |
| 2010 | — | — |
| 2000 | #8,265 | 7 |
| 1990 | #7,236 | 6 |
| 1980 | — | — |
| 1970 | #2,514 | 14 |
| 1960 | #2,124 | 15 |
| 1950 | #1,702 | 19 |
| 1940 | #1,630 | 18 |
| 1930 | #1,560 | 22 |
| 1920 | #1,089 | 42 |
| 1910 | #1,322 | 7 |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Arno, counting every spelling?
Arno has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Arno?
27 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Arno (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Arno born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 310 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Arno.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Arno?
About 700 people born in the US named Arno are alive today, with a median age of 47; half are between 10 and 67. That makes Arno mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties. The wide spread shows a name popular in two different eras.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Arno by state
How common Arno was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in California (4.5×). In 50 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Arno: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Arno, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Arno
How popular is the name Arno?
Arno was the 3956th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 27 babies. Its best year was 1897, when it ranked 728th; the most babies were born in 1915 (55). Over the last ten years it has moved up 4,130 places. More babies were named Arno in the 1910s than in any other decade.
Is Arno a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Arno in the US.
Where is Arno most popular?
In 2021–2025, Arno was most common in California (0.06 per 1,000 boys).