The baby name Arno is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced AR-no (English approximation),/ˈɑrnoʊ/ (English IPA),/ˈaʁno/ (German IPA).
Arno is Germanic in Origin.
The baby name Arno is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced AR-no (English approximation),/ˈɑrnoʊ/ (English IPA),/ˈaʁno/ (German IPA).
Arno is Germanic in Origin.
Arno is a Germanic given name derived from the element arn “eagle,” often functioning as a short form of Arnold/Arnoud/Arnaud (“eagle-ruler”). It appears in German, Dutch, and Scandinavian naming, as well as Estonian and Finnish. Variants and cognates include Arnold, Arne, Arnau (Catalan), Arnaud (French), Arnaldo (Italian/Spanish/Portuguese), Arnout/Arnoud (Dutch), and Arnošt (Czech). In Italy it can be inspired by the river Arno (Etruscan origin, meaning uncertain).
Documented since the early Middle Ages, borne by figures such as Arno, Archbishop of Salzburg (8th–9th c.), the name saw steady use in German-speaking Europe and a revival in the 19th–20th centuries. In Estonia it gained familiarity through Oskar Luts’s classic novel Kevade, whose protagonist is Arno Tali. Modern bearers include Nobel laureate Arno Penzias and writer Arno Schmidt, anchoring the name’s cultured, streamlined feel. Meaning centers on the eagle’s strength and nobility, while the Tuscan river association adds an artistic, Renaissance flavor.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | Boys | 2024 | #1 | — | 429 |
| NA | 0 | #33 | 1 | 2,537 | |
| EE | 0 | #35 | 3 | 1,051 | |
| CM | 0 | #55 | 2 | 2,592 | |
| LU | 0 | #65 | 2 | 2,830 | |
| AO | 0 | #77 | 1 | 2,729 | |
| EE | Boys | 0 | #103 | 23 | 2,087 |
| GE | Boys | 0 | #110 | 1 | 2,055 |
| Switzerland | Boys | 2024 | #117 | 21 | 1,769 |
| OM | 0 | #121 | 1 | 6,215 | |
| NL | Boys | 0 | #127 | 3,618 | 5,873 |
| CY | Boys | 0 | #131 | 1 | 3,473 |
| ID | Boys | 0 | #132 | 4 | 4,130 |
| GR | 0 | #135 | 1 | 3,911 | |
| MU | 0 | #137 | 1 | 3,613 | |
| BN | Boys | 0 | #138 | 2 | 6,332 |
| EE | Girls | 0 | #142 | 1 | 1,888 |
| LT | Boys | 0 | #151 | 1 | 2,166 |
| BW | Boys | 0 | #154 | 1 | 4,685 |
| Belgium | Boys | 2023 | #173 | 23 | 415 |
| HU | Boys | 0 | #174 | 1 | 3,954 |
| Sweden | Boys | 2022 | #180 | 3 | 1,509 |
| HR | 0 | #181 | 1 | 2,081 | |
| AE | 0 | #185 | 3 | 10,220 | |
| CZ | 0 | #185 | 2 | 3,154 | |
| RU | 0 | #194 | 1 | 3,641 | |
| Austria | 0 | #201 | 13 | 850 | |
| NA | Boys | 0 | #205 | 31 | 6,830 |
| DK | 0 | #206 | 1 | 5,198 | |
| LU | Boys | 0 | #212 | 9 | 4,970 |
| NL | 0 | #216 | 188 | 2,481 | |
| BG | Boys | 0 | #220 | 1 | 3,850 |
| IR | 0 | #230 | 2 | 4,221 | |
| MO | Boys | 0 | #232 | 3 | 5,842 |
| NA | Girls | 0 | #236 | 2 | 7,146 |
| Austria | Boys | 0 | #241 | 234 | 2,180 |
| BD | 0 | #241 | 1 | 5,992 | |
| AO | Boys | 0 | #244 | 6 | 5,568 |
| HR | Boys | 0 | #247 | 12 | 3,997 |
| TW | Boys | 0 | #249 | 8 | 7,111 |
| GR | Boys | 0 | #273 | 1 | 6,912 |
| ZA | 0 | #281 | 167 | 14,421 | |
| Germany | Boys | 0 | #288 | 1,347 | 5,697 |
| Canada | Boys | 2024 | #291 | 16 | 2,588 |
| KZ | Boys | 0 | #292 | 5 | 6,578 |
| CZ | Boys | 0 | #297 | 9 | 6,530 |
| Finland | 0 | #297 | 11 | 830 | |
| JP | Boys | 0 | #300 | 4 | 7,909 |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #303 | 17 | 9,639 |
| DK | Boys | 0 | #310 | 16 | 7,401 |
| SA | 0 | #312 | 1 | 10,560 | |
| BR | 0 | #335 | 11 | 5,969 | |
| PL | Boys | 0 | #337 | 4 | 6,459 |
| GT | 0 | #338 | 1 | 5,948 | |
| Finland | Boys | 0 | #347 | 81 | 2,041 |
| MU | Boys | 0 | #347 | 11 | 8,477 |
| HK | 0 | #356 | 2 | 8,483 | |
| CN | Girls | 0 | #359 | 1 | 8,829 |
| Germany | 0 | #360 | 79 | 2,542 | |
| GH | Boys | 0 | #361 | 1 | 8,138 |
| MU | Girls | 0 | #362 | 1 | 8,539 |
| Finland | Boys | 2026 | #368 | 479 | 3,552 |
| France | Boys | 2021 | #372 | 16 | 2,865 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #378 | 190 | 12,054 |
| PT | Boys | 0 | #381 | 1 | 7,951 |
| YE | 0 | #398 | 1 | 8,639 | |
| BD | Girls | 0 | #404 | 3 | 8,413 |
| BO | 0 | #408 | 1 | 6,868 | |
| PH | Boys | 0 | #408 | 1 | 11,440 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #431 | 1,284 | 25,619 |
| CL | 0 | #434 | 1 | 6,867 | |
| MX | 0 | #445 | 1 | 8,339 | |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #465 | 2 | 10,523 |
| AR | Boys | 0 | #480 | 4 | 7,628 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #487 | 19 | 12,621 |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #494 | 284 | 12,213 |
| GT | Boys | 0 | #497 | 3 | 7,625 |
| PA | Boys | 0 | #504 | 2 | 9,305 |
| CO | 0 | #509 | 2 | 7,768 | |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #510 | 1 | 10,188 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #511 | 17 | 12,905 |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #521 | 3 | 11,913 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #542 | 11 | 10,162 |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #557 | 5 | 10,655 |
| CM | Girls | 0 | #560 | 1 | 11,671 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #560 | 2 | 19,177 |
| BD | Boys | 0 | #563 | 14 | 10,045 |
| BH | 0 | #584 | 4 | 17,937 | |
| BO | Boys | 0 | #619 | 4 | 9,244 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #619 | 7 | 10,983 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #650 | 1 | 16,104 |
| BO | Girls | 0 | #651 | 1 | 9,488 |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #654 | 1 | 13,121 |
| LB | 0 | #689 | 2 | 13,263 | |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #692 | 9 | 13,390 |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #696 | 2 | 13,071 |
| IT | 0 | #699 | 16 | 4,183 | |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #731 | 9 | 17,960 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #740 | 4 | 18,093 |
| SY | 0 | #765 | 3 | 11,684 | |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #806 | 1 | 18,755 |
| TN | 0 | #859 | 7 | 13,765 | |
| United States | Boys | 2024 | #875 | 18 | 7,044 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #902 | 19 | 15,656 |
| Spain | Boys | 0 | #907 | 24 | 5,610 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #916 | 3 | 17,948 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #923 | 3 | 15,035 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #923 | 4 | 14,506 |
| BR | Girls | 0 | #990 | 3 | 12,708 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #1,000 | 2 | 16,906 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,012 | 3 | 25,931 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #1,029 | 5 | 16,355 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #1,039 | 1 | 16,750 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #1,069 | 4 | 24,821 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,076 | 36 | 25,439 |
| MA | 0 | #1,110 | 19 | 20,986 | |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,139 | 5 | 22,615 |
| DZ | 0 | #1,154 | 23 | 20,130 | |
| TR | 0 | #1,184 | 28 | 19,440 | |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,232 | 5 | 25,928 |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,306 | 166 | 10,046 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,687 | 5 | 28,008 |
Arno is popular in 76 countries — most recent births per country:
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