Arthur
Last seen for girls in 2024 at #12,161 · #87 for boys in 2025, 3,847 births
Given to boys 99.4% of the time
Showing
- Peak · boys
- 1896 · 1,821 births
- Debut · boys
- 1,599 births
- In top 100 · boys
- 91 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 548,729since 1880
Arthur over time
boys
Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | #87 | 3,847 | |
| 2024 | #12,161 | 7 | #105 | 3,334 |
| 2023 | — | #130 | 2,832 | |
| 2022 | — | #140 | 2,691 | |
| 2021 | — | #154 | 2,477 | |
| 2020 | — | #163 | 2,338 | |
| 2019 | — | #177 | 2,193 | |
| 2018 | — | #229 | 1,653 | |
| 2017 | — | #245 | 1,514 | |
| 2016 | #16,215 | 5 | #273 | 1,345 |
| 2015 | — | #292 | 1,247 | |
| 2014 | — | #306 | 1,153 | |
| 2013 | — | #321 | 1,034 | |
| 2012 | — | #355 | 865 | |
| 2011 | — | #339 | 893 | |
| 2010 | — | #388 | 730 | |
| 2009 | — | #374 | 812 | |
| 2008 | — | #363 | 862 | |
| 2007 | — | #375 | 819 | |
| 2006 | — | #377 | 793 | |
| 2005 | — | #356 | 830 | |
| 2004 | — | #355 | 792 | |
| 2003 | — | #351 | 795 | |
| 2002 | — | #326 | 844 | |
| 2001 | — | #319 | 881 | |
| 2000 | — | #316 | 914 | |
| 1999 | — | #320 | 874 | |
| 1998 | — | #290 | 983 | |
| 1997 | — | #287 | 973 | |
| 1996 | — | #276 | 1,008 | |
| 1995 | — | #254 | 1,113 | |
| 1994 | #11,778 | 6 | #248 | 1,160 |
| 1993 | #13,442 | 5 | #234 | 1,241 |
| 1992 | #10,479 | 7 | #219 | 1,412 |
| 1991 | #6,588 | 13 | #212 | 1,477 |
| 1990 | #9,247 | 8 | #197 | 1,542 |
| 1989 | #8,761 | 8 | #189 | 1,534 |
| 1988 | #5,895 | 13 | #183 | 1,552 |
| 1987 | #5,074 | 15 | #177 | 1,557 |
| 1986 | #4,964 | 15 | #170 | 1,571 |
| 1985 | #4,455 | 17 | #158 | 1,716 |
| 1984 | #4,737 | 15 | #159 | 1,700 |
| 1983 | #3,555 | 22 | #157 | 1,747 |
| 1982 | #4,167 | 18 | #157 | 1,794 |
| 1981 | #4,532 | 16 | #152 | 1,802 |
| 1980 | #4,148 | 18 | #147 | 1,821 |
| 1979 | #4,231 | 17 | #144 | 1,862 |
| 1978 | #3,924 | 18 | #141 | 1,874 |
| 1977 | #6,340 | 9 | #135 | 1,969 |
| 1976 | #3,540 | 19 | #137 | 1,904 |
| 1975 | #3,155 | 22 | #128 | 2,022 |
| 1974 | #3,426 | 19 | #126 | 2,074 |
| 1973 | #3,015 | 22 | #119 | 2,204 |
| 1972 | #2,680 | 26 | #119 | 2,394 |
| 1971 | #3,166 | 21 | #117 | 2,816 |
| 1970 | #2,450 | 30 | #111 | 2,981 |
| 1969 | #2,768 | 23 | #97 | 3,138 |
| 1968 | #1,975 | 37 | #98 | 3,039 |
| 1967 | #2,212 | 29 | #94 | 3,312 |
| 1966 | #3,740 | 12 | #96 | 3,482 |
| 1965 | #1,993 | 34 | #96 | 3,779 |
| 1964 | #1,975 | 36 | #91 | 4,147 |
| 1963 | #2,211 | 29 | #91 | 4,275 |
| 1962 | #2,031 | 33 | #91 | 4,441 |
| 1961 | #2,411 | 25 | #85 | 4,815 |
| 1960 | #2,097 | 30 | #82 | 5,194 |
| 1959 | #2,152 | 28 | #76 | 5,474 |
| 1958 | #2,260 | 25 | #72 | 5,663 |
| 1957 | #1,869 | 34 | #66 | 6,052 |
| 1956 | #1,835 | 34 | #60 | 6,289 |
| 1955 | #1,803 | 34 | #56 | 6,570 |
| 1954 | #1,677 | 37 | #52 | 6,856 |
| 1953 | #1,738 | 33 | #50 | 7,001 |
| 1952 | #1,680 | 34 | #47 | 7,236 |
| 1951 | #1,842 | 28 | #44 | 7,414 |
| 1950 | #1,911 | 25 | #46 | 7,161 |
| 1949 | #1,452 | 40 | #44 | 7,482 |
| 1948 | #1,820 | 27 | #44 | 7,576 |
| 1947 | #1,752 | 30 | #38 | 8,255 |
| 1946 | #1,532 | 33 | #36 | 7,537 |
| 1945 | #1,418 | 32 | #34 | 6,802 |
| 1944 | #1,153 | 46 | #29 | 7,255 |
| 1943 | #1,251 | 42 | #30 | 7,785 |
| 1942 | #1,325 | 37 | #29 | 8,027 |
| 1941 | #1,294 | 35 | #33 | 6,739 |
| 1940 | #1,170 | 39 | #33 | 6,510 |
| 1939 | #1,102 | 42 | #32 | 6,380 |
| 1938 | #1,091 | 43 | #32 | 6,525 |
| 1937 | #904 | 58 | #31 | 6,321 |
| 1936 | #929 | 54 | #30 | 6,264 |
| 1935 | #1,055 | 43 | #29 | 6,547 |
| 1934 | #955 | 52 | #29 | 6,443 |
| 1933 | #1,008 | 47 | #25 | 6,525 |
| 1932 | #940 | 56 | #25 | 6,916 |
| 1931 | #812 | 70 | #23 | 7,525 |
| 1930 | #786 | 80 | #23 | 8,284 |
| 1929 | #735 | 90 | #22 | 8,470 |
| 1928 | #731 | 94 | #22 | 8,880 |
| 1927 | #800 | 82 | #22 | 9,338 |
| 1926 | #829 | 78 | #20 | 9,465 |
| 1925 | #841 | 78 | #20 | 9,986 |
| 1924 | #1,031 | 56 | #20 | 10,172 |
| 1923 | #992 | 57 | #19 | 9,924 |
| 1922 | #1,008 | 55 | #19 | 10,114 |
| 1921 | #1,045 | 52 | #19 | 10,527 |
| 1920 | #908 | 64 | #18 | 10,236 |
| 1919 | #933 | 57 | #19 | 9,540 |
| 1918 | #885 | 65 | #17 | 10,105 |
| 1917 | #1,026 | 47 | #17 | 9,282 |
| 1916 | #1,167 | 37 | #18 | 8,921 |
| 1915 | #1,094 | 38 | #18 | 8,564 |
| 1914 | #1,228 | 25 | #18 | 6,641 |
| 1913 | #1,465 | 16 | #17 | 5,422 |
| 1912 | #1,117 | 22 | #15 | 4,685 |
| 1911 | #1,300 | 13 | #18 | 2,376 |
| 1910 | #1,207 | 14 | #17 | 1,942 |
| 1909 | #1,957 | 6 | #18 | 1,665 |
| 1908 | #1,261 | 11 | #16 | 1,601 |
| 1907 | #1,092 | 13 | #16 | 1,553 |
| 1906 | #1,416 | 8 | #15 | 1,486 |
| 1905 | #1,011 | 14 | #16 | 1,505 |
| 1904 | #1,251 | 9 | #15 | 1,495 |
| 1903 | #1,792 | 5 | #15 | 1,435 |
| 1902 | #1,594 | 6 | #15 | 1,487 |
| 1901 | #1,339 | 7 | #14 | 1,329 |
| 1900 | #917 | 17 | #15 | 1,853 |
| 1899 | #983 | 11 | #14 | 1,357 |
| 1898 | #1,379 | 7 | #14 | 1,619 |
| 1897 | #1,385 | 6 | #14 | 1,647 |
| 1896 | #1,047 | 10 | #14 | 1,821 |
| 1895 | #1,202 | 8 | #14 | 1,666 |
| 1894 | #1,353 | 6 | #14 | 1,712 |
| 1893 | #955 | 10 | #14 | 1,635 |
| 1892 | #1,017 | 9 | #14 | 1,768 |
| 1891 | #1,093 | 7 | #14 | 1,514 |
| 1890 | #1,006 | 8 | #14 | 1,610 |
| 1889 | #902 | 9 | #14 | 1,668 |
| 1888 | #959 | 8 | #14 | 1,710 |
| 1887 | #788 | 9 | #14 | 1,489 |
| 1886 | #828 | 8 | #14 | 1,656 |
| 1885 | #695 | 10 | #15 | 1,516 |
| 1884 | #851 | 7 | #14 | 1,690 |
| 1883 | #920 | 5 | #14 | 1,591 |
| 1882 | #908 | 5 | #14 | 1,686 |
| 1881 | — | #14 | 1,575 | |
| 1880 | #836 | 5 | #14 | 1,599 |
First appearance
1880
In the first year the SSA published name data, Arthur was already there! It came in at #14, and was given to 1,599 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1996–2013, when fewer than 1,100 boys a year got the name.
Where Arthur is popular in 1938
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · boys
- Massachusetts#16 · 1 in 71
- Rhode Island#18 · 1 in 77
- New Hampshire#20 · 1 in 79
- Maine#20 · 1 in 89
- New York#20 · 1 in 101
Best ever in a state: #3 in North Dakota, 1913.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Massachusetts | #16 | 404 | 1 in 71 |
| Rhode Island | #18 | 58 | 1 in 77 |
| Maine | #20 | 70 | 1 in 89 |
| New Hampshire | #20 | 39 | 1 in 79 |
| New York | #20 | 874 | 1 in 101 |
| Florida | #21 | 117 | 1 in 118 |
| Connecticut | #22 | 103 | 1 in 101 |
| New Jersey | #22 | 271 | 1 in 94 |
| Arizona | #24 | 40 | 1 in 122 |
| Vermont | #24 | 25 | 1 in 99 |
| New Mexico | #25 | 51 | 1 in 111 |
| Colorado | #27 | 76 | 1 in 123 |
| Maryland | #27 | 88 | 1 in 142 |
| South Carolina | #28 | 137 | 1 in 142 |
| California | #29 | 307 | 1 in 153 |
| District of Columbia | #29 | 35 | 1 in 151 |
| Alabama | #30 | 180 | 1 in 153 |
| Louisiana | #31 | 141 | 1 in 152 |
| Illinois | #32 | 358 | 1 in 159 |
| Michigan | #32 | 291 | 1 in 152 |
| Pennsylvania | #32 | 456 | 1 in 167 |
| Wyoming | #32 | 14 | 1 in 130 |
| Mississippi | #33 | 130 | 1 in 165 |
| Delaware | #34 | 12 | 1 in 139 |
| Ohio | #35 | 264 | 1 in 200 |
| Montana | #36 | 28 | 1 in 156 |
| Georgia | #37 | 167 | 1 in 177 |
| Kansas | #38 | 70 | 1 in 189 |
| Washington | #39 | 69 | 1 in 171 |
| Virginia | #40 | 127 | 1 in 183 |
| West Virginia | #40 | 89 | 1 in 215 |
| North Carolina | #41 | 164 | 1 in 218 |
| Indiana | #43 | 124 | 1 in 218 |
| Minnesota | #43 | 102 | 1 in 220 |
| Wisconsin | #44 | 119 | 1 in 208 |
| Arkansas | #45 | 81 | 1 in 225 |
| Missouri | #46 | 135 | 1 in 206 |
| Texas | #46 | 238 | 1 in 249 |
| Hawaii | #51 | 19 | 1 in 172 |
| North Dakota | #53 | 26 | 1 in 204 |
| Kentucky | #54 | 97 | 1 in 288 |
| Idaho | #57 | 21 | 1 in 217 |
| South Dakota | #57 | 20 | 1 in 243 |
| Iowa | #60 | 68 | 1 in 295 |
| Oregon | #65 | 27 | 1 in 260 |
| Tennessee | #65 | 78 | 1 in 344 |
| Oklahoma | #73 | 64 | 1 in 329 |
| Nebraska | #78 | 28 | 1 in 357 |
| Utah | #78 | 16 | 1 in 329 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Nevada | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Arthur
Momentum · boys
Rising
- 18 spots since 2024 (#105 → #87)
- 76 spots since 2020 (#163 → #87)
- 205 spots since 2015 (#292 → #87)
- Biggest jump: 52 spots in 2019 (#229 → #177)
- Biggest drop: 30 spots in 1999 (#290 → #320)
Rise & fade · boys
16 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1896 at #14 (1,821 births)
- Births halved by 1999, 103 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 100 for 91 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 91 yrs · run 1880–1969
- Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
Share of babies · boys
1 in 64
- Highest: 1 in 64 boys born in 1881 were named Arthur (1.6%)
- Latest: 1 in 444 boys born in 2025 (0.23%)
- Its best rank, #14 in 1896, was only 1 in 66 (1.5%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · boys
The 1920s
- 17.7% of all boys named Arthur (97,112) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 16,180 | #14 (1888) | #14 |
| 1890s | 16,349 | #14 (1896) | #14 |
| 1900s | 15,409 | #14 (1901) | #16 |
| 1910s | 67,478 | #15 (1912) | #17 |
| 1920s | 97,112 | #18 (1920) | #20 |
| 1930s | 67,730 | #23 (1930) | #28 |
| 1940s | 73,968 | #29 (1942) | #35 |
| 1950s | 65,716 | #44 (1951) | #57 |
| 1960s | 39,622 | #82 (1960) | #92 |
| 1970s | 22,100 | #111 (1970) | #128 |
| 1980s | 16,794 | #147 (1980) | #165 |
| 1990s | 11,783 | #197 (1990) | #254 |
| 2000s | 8,342 | #316 (2000) | #351 |
| 2010s | 12,627 | #177 (2019) | #293 |
| 2020s | 17,519 | #87 (2025) | #130 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Arthur in 1938
girls
#1,091
43 births · 1 in 25,662 girls
boys
#32
6,525 births · 1 in 170 boys
Top girls' names in 1938
Top boys' names in 1938
More about 1938
girls
1,103,456 girls got a published name in 1938; 1 in 25,662 of them was named Arthur, which outranked 78.2% of the 4,995 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Ranked beside Arthur
- #1,079Sabra44
- #1,079Sigrid44
- #1,079Veola44
- #1,091Arthur43
- #1,091Alison43
- #1,091Amparo43
- #1,091Arlys43
- #1,111Almeda42
- #1,111Christeen42
- #1,111Clyde42
Tied with 19 names at #1,091; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Biggest movers since 1937
Risers
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,109,147 boys got a published name in 1938; 1 in 170 of them was named Arthur, which outranked 99.2% of the 4,035 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Ranked beside Arthur
Biggest movers since 1937
Risers
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.