Arnold
Meaning and origin
Wiktionary describes it as a male given name of Germanic origin.
Source: Wiktionary, Swedish entry for Arnold (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity in Sweden
Among newborns, Arnold has been rising over the last few years. Its best year between 1998 and 2022 was 2020. The figures are for this exact spelling; other spellings of the name are counted on their own.
Years with fewer than two babies (fewer than ten before 2004) show as zero in the chart and as – in the table.
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| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 1998 | – |
| 1999 | – |
| 2000 | – |
| 2001 | – |
| 2002 | – |
| 2003 | – |
| 2004 | – |
| 2005 | – |
| 2006 | – |
| 2007 | – |
| 2008 | – |
| 2009 | – |
| 2010 | – |
| 2011 | 2 |
| 2012 | 4 |
| 2013 | – |
| 2014 | 3 |
| 2015 | 2 |
| 2016 | 5 |
| 2017 | 10 |
| 2018 | 22 |
| 2019 | 20 |
| 2020 | 26 |
| 2021 | 17 |
| 2022 | 24 |
Everyone registered in Sweden on 31 December with this as the first name they use.
Show the figures
| Year | Men and boys |
|---|---|
| 1999 | 1,220 |
| 2000 | 1,191 |
| 2001 | 1,152 |
| 2002 | 1,112 |
| 2003 | 1,085 |
| 2004 | 1,048 |
| 2005 | 999 |
| 2006 | 966 |
| 2007 | 926 |
| 2008 | 887 |
| 2009 | 857 |
| 2010 | 831 |
| 2011 | 795 |
| 2012 | 773 |
| 2013 | 746 |
| 2014 | 713 |
| 2015 | 687 |
| 2016 | 667 |
| 2017 | 658 |
| 2018 | 649 |
| 2019 | 652 |
| 2020 | 651 |
Arnold in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Arnold.Hi! My name is Arnold.
- Arnold ringde och sa att han blir lite sen.Arnold called and said he'll be a bit late.
- Jag ska fika med Arnold i eftermiddag.I'm having coffee with Arnold this afternoon.
- Arnolds mamma är lärare.Arnold's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Arnolds mamma is Arnold's mum.
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Questions about Arnold
How do you pronounce Arnold in Swedish?
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What does the name Arnold mean?
Wiktionary describes it as a male given name of Germanic origin.
How popular is Arnold in Sweden?
24 babies were named Arnold in 2022. In 2020, 651 people in Sweden had Arnold as the first name they go by. Among newborns the name has been rising lately and peaked in 2020 in the years SCB covers (1998–2022).
Popularity figures: Statistics Sweden (SCB), name statistics (BE0001) from the Statistical Database, released as open data under CC0. Each spelling is counted as its own name, as SCB does. SCB's open name statistics end with babies named in 2022 and the population on 31 December 2020; SCB stopped producing name statistics in 2024 and now points to the Swedish Tax Agency (Skatteverket) for newer figures.
Origins, IPA and recordings: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), via kaikki.org; recordings from Lingua Libre on Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA). Lingolib is not affiliated with SCB or Wiktionary. Sources last checked 7 October 2026.