The first name Arnaldo
A boy’s name.
3 syllables Male
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
Arnaldo last appeared in the official list in 2004, given to 3 boys.
3
babies named Arnaldo, 1996–2025
#3,651
rank in 2004
2004
peak year
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Arnaldo with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Arnaldo at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 5 boys born in the United States were named Arnaldo, the 12,182nd most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 1989, when 90 were.
2,083
babies named Arnaldo since 1880
#12,182
rank in 2025
1989
peak year
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Famous people named Arnaldo
12 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Arnaldo Tamayo MéndezCuban cosmonaut, born 1942
- Arnaldo OtegiBasque pro-independence politician, born 1958
- Arnaldo OchoaCuban general (1940-1989)
- Arnaldo MesaBoxer (1967–2012)
- Arnaldo Cézar CoelhoBrazilian football referee, born 1943
- Arnaldo JaborBrazilian film director (1940–2022)
- Arnaldo da SilvaBrazilian athletics competitor (born 1964)
- Arnaldo AntunesBrazilian musician and writer, born 1960
- Arnaldo Sánchez CatalánCatholic Archbishop and Apostolic Nuncio to Rwanda, born 1966
- Arnaldo BaptistaBrazilian musician, born 1948
- Arnaldo da SilveiraBrazilian association football player (1894-1980)
- Arnaldo CohenBrazilian pianist, born 1948
Questions
- How popular is the name Arnaldo?
- In 2004, 3 boys born in England and Wales were named Arnaldo, ranking 3,651st.
- Is Arnaldo a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a boy's name: 100% of the 2,083 US babies named Arnaldo since 1880 were boys.
- When was Arnaldo most popular?
- 1989 in the United States, when 90 babies were named Arnaldo, its highest rank at 1,115th.