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

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Peak · boys
#14
1896 · 1,821 births
Debut · boys
1880
1,599 births
In top 100 · boys
91 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · boys
548,729
since 1880

Arthur over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100rank188019001920194019601980200020201955peak #14, 1896boys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025—#873,847
2024#12,1617#1053,334
2023—#1302,832
2022—#1402,691
2021—#1542,477
2020—#1632,338
2019—#1772,193
2018—#2291,653
2017—#2451,514
2016#16,2155#2731,345
2015—#2921,247
2014—#3061,153
2013—#3211,034
2012—#355865
2011—#339893
2010—#388730
2009—#374812
2008—#363862
2007—#375819
2006—#377793
2005—#356830
2004—#355792
2003—#351795
2002—#326844
2001—#319881
2000—#316914
1999—#320874
1998—#290983
1997—#287973
1996—#2761,008
1995—#2541,113
1994#11,7786#2481,160
1993#13,4425#2341,241
1992#10,4797#2191,412
1991#6,58813#2121,477
1990#9,2478#1971,542
1989#8,7618#1891,534
1988#5,89513#1831,552
1987#5,07415#1771,557
1986#4,96415#1701,571
1985#4,45517#1581,716
1984#4,73715#1591,700
1983#3,55522#1571,747
1982#4,16718#1571,794
1981#4,53216#1521,802
1980#4,14818#1471,821
1979#4,23117#1441,862
1978#3,92418#1411,874
1977#6,3409#1351,969
1976#3,54019#1371,904
1975#3,15522#1282,022
1974#3,42619#1262,074
1973#3,01522#1192,204
1972#2,68026#1192,394
1971#3,16621#1172,816
1970#2,45030#1112,981
1969#2,76823#973,138
1968#1,97537#983,039
1967#2,21229#943,312
1966#3,74012#963,482
1965#1,99334#963,779
1964#1,97536#914,147
1963#2,21129#914,275
1962#2,03133#914,441
1961#2,41125#854,815
1960#2,09730#825,194
1959#2,15228#765,474
1958#2,26025#725,663
1957#1,86934#666,052
1956#1,83534#606,289
1955#1,80334#566,570
1954#1,67737#526,856
1953#1,73833#507,001
1952#1,68034#477,236
1951#1,84228#447,414
1950#1,91125#467,161
1949#1,45240#447,482
1948#1,82027#447,576
1947#1,75230#388,255
1946#1,53233#367,537
1945#1,41832#346,802
1944#1,15346#297,255
1943#1,25142#307,785
1942#1,32537#298,027
1941#1,29435#336,739
1940#1,17039#336,510
1939#1,10242#326,380
1938#1,09143#326,525
1937#90458#316,321
1936#92954#306,264
1935#1,05543#296,547
1934#95552#296,443
1933#1,00847#256,525
1932#94056#256,916
1931#81270#237,525
1930#78680#238,284
1929#73590#228,470
1928#73194#228,880
1927#80082#229,338
1926#82978#209,465
1925#84178#209,986
1924#1,03156#2010,172
1923#99257#199,924
1922#1,00855#1910,114
1921#1,04552#1910,527
1920#90864#1810,236
1919#93357#199,540
1918#88565#1710,105
1917#1,02647#179,282
1916#1,16737#188,921
1915#1,09438#188,564
1914#1,22825#186,641
1913#1,46516#175,422
1912#1,11722#154,685
1911#1,30013#182,376
1910#1,20714#171,942
1909#1,9576#181,665
1908#1,26111#161,601
1907#1,09213#161,553
1906#1,4168#151,486
1905#1,01114#161,505
1904#1,2519#151,495
1903#1,7925#151,435
1902#1,5946#151,487
1901#1,3397#141,329
1900#91717#151,853
1899#98311#141,357
1898#1,3797#141,619
1897#1,3856#141,647
1896#1,04710#141,821
1895#1,2028#141,666
1894#1,3536#141,712
1893#95510#141,635
1892#1,0179#141,768
1891#1,0937#141,514
1890#1,0068#141,610
1889#9029#141,668
1888#9598#141,710
1887#7889#141,489
1886#8288#141,656
1885#69510#151,516
1884#8517#141,690
1883#9205#141,591
1882#9085#141,686
1881—#141,575
1880#8365#141,599
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 1955

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #43 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 195 boysAKMaine: #45 for boys · 48 births · 1 in 211 boysMEVermont: #50 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 225 boysVTNew Hampshire: #37 for boys · 33 births · 1 in 174 boysNHWashington: #84 for boys · 67 births · 1 in 464 boysWAIdaho: #95 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 475 boysIDMontana: #67 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 369 boysMTNorth Dakota: #160 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 966 boysNDMinnesota: #115 for boys · 45 births · 1 in 869 boysMNIllinois: #61 for boys · 322 births · 1 in 335 boysILWisconsin: #88 for boys · 73 births · 1 in 614 boysWIMichigan: #63 for boys · 268 births · 1 in 358 boysMINew York: #45 for boys · 789 births · 1 in 221 boysNYMassachusetts: #40 for boys · 291 births · 1 in 187 boysMARhode Island: #34 for boys · 61 births · 1 in 150 boysRIOregon: #101 for boys · 33 births · 1 in 545 boysORNevada: #53 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 237 boysNVWyoming: #70 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 349 boysWYSouth Dakota: #139 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 842 boysSDIowa: #135 for boys · 33 births · 1 in 936 boysIAIndiana: #93 for boys · 93 births · 1 in 570 boysINOhio: #78 for boys · 230 births · 1 in 479 boysOHPennsylvania: #63 for boys · 361 births · 1 in 334 boysPANew Jersey: #45 for boys · 287 births · 1 in 201 boysNJConnecticut: #41 for boys · 124 births · 1 in 195 boysCTCalifornia: #45 for boys · 638 births · 1 in 248 boysCAUtah: #125 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 648 boysUTColorado: #61 for boys · 62 births · 1 in 316 boysCONebraska: #118 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 695 boysNEMissouri: #75 for boys · 109 births · 1 in 432 boysMOKentucky: #83 for boys · 88 births · 1 in 415 boysKYWest Virginia: #70 for boys · 58 births · 1 in 372 boysWVVirginia: #69 for boys · 140 births · 1 in 310 boysVAMaryland: #54 for boys · 110 births · 1 in 277 boysMDDelaware: #57 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 264 boysDEArizona: #40 for boys · 72 births · 1 in 187 boysAZNew Mexico: #40 for boys · 68 births · 1 in 173 boysNMKansas: #92 for boys · 48 births · 1 in 503 boysKSArkansas: #81 for boys · 51 births · 1 in 393 boysARTennessee: #74 for boys · 114 births · 1 in 361 boysTNNorth Carolina: #68 for boys · 171 births · 1 in 321 boysNCSouth Carolina: #68 for boys · 112 births · 1 in 272 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #54 for boys · 53 births · 1 in 282 boysDCOklahoma: #81 for boys · 57 births · 1 in 429 boysOKLouisiana: #60 for boys · 161 births · 1 in 253 boysLAMississippi: #41 for boys · 157 births · 1 in 184 boysMSAlabama: #51 for boys · 169 births · 1 in 230 boysALGeorgia: #61 for boys · 185 births · 1 in 265 boysGAHawaii: #58 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 224 boysHITexas: #55 for boys · 418 births · 1 in 289 boysTXFlorida: #50 for boys · 172 births · 1 in 250 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Rhode Island#34 · 1 in 150
  2. New Hampshire#37 · 1 in 174
  3. New Mexico#40 · 1 in 173
  4. Arizona#40 · 1 in 187
  5. Massachusetts#40 · 1 in 187

Best ever in a state: #3 in North Dakota, 1913.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Rhode Island#34611 in 150
New Hampshire#37331 in 174
Arizona#40721 in 187
Massachusetts#402911 in 187
New Mexico#40681 in 173
Connecticut#411241 in 195
Mississippi#411571 in 184
Alaska#43161 in 195
California#456381 in 248
Maine#45481 in 211
New Jersey#452871 in 201
New York#457891 in 221
Florida#501721 in 250
Vermont#50181 in 225
Alabama#511691 in 230
Nevada#53101 in 237
District of Columbia#54531 in 282
Maryland#541101 in 277
Texas#554181 in 289
Delaware#57181 in 264
Hawaii#58311 in 224
Louisiana#601611 in 253
Colorado#61621 in 316
Georgia#611851 in 265
Illinois#613221 in 335
Michigan#632681 in 358
Pennsylvania#633611 in 334
Montana#67211 in 369
North Carolina#681711 in 321
South Carolina#681121 in 272
Virginia#691401 in 310
West Virginia#70581 in 372
Wyoming#70101 in 349
Tennessee#741141 in 361
Missouri#751091 in 432
Ohio#782301 in 479
Arkansas#81511 in 393
Oklahoma#81571 in 429
Kentucky#83881 in 415
Washington#84671 in 464
Wisconsin#88731 in 614
Kansas#92481 in 503
Indiana#93931 in 570
Idaho#95161 in 475
Oregon#101331 in 545
Minnesota#115451 in 869
Nebraska#118231 in 695
Utah#125181 in 648
Iowa#135331 in 936
South Dakota#139101 in 842
North Dakota#16081 in 966

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
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s16,180#14 (1888)#14
1890s16,349#14 (1896)#14
1900s15,409#14 (1901)#16
1910s67,478#15 (1912)#17
1920s97,112#18 (1920)#20
1930s67,730#23 (1930)#28
1940s73,968#29 (1942)#35
1950s65,716#44 (1951)#57
1960s39,622#82 (1960)#92
1970s22,100#111 (1970)#128
1980s16,794#147 (1980)#165
1990s11,783#197 (1990)#254
2000s8,342#316 (2000)#351
2010s12,627#177 (2019)#293
2020s17,519#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 1955

girls
#1,803
34 births · 1 in 57,508 girls
boys
#56
6,570 births · 1 in 314 boys

Top girls' names in 1955

  1. #1Mary63,174
  2. #2Deborah52,318
  3. #3Linda51,300
  4. #4Debra50,563
  5. #5Susan47,418
  6. #6Patricia46,226
  7. #7Barbara33,617
  8. #8Karen33,217
  9. #9Nancy30,023
  10. #10Donna27,940
  11. #1,803Arthur34

Top boys' names in 1955

  1. #1Michael88,355
  2. #2David86,306
  3. #3James84,186
  4. #4Robert83,758
  5. #5John80,128
  6. #6William59,990
  7. #7Richard53,566
  8. #8Thomas45,855
  9. #9Mark42,255
  10. #10Steven37,847
  11. #56Arthur6,570
More about 1955

girls

1,955,277 girls got a published name in 1955; 1 in 57,508 of them was named Arthur, which outranked 73.2% of the 6,732 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 22.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Arthur
  1. #1,774Thalia35
  2. #1,774Vanda35
  3. #1,774Zita35
  4. #1,803Arthur34
  5. #1,803Alba34
  6. #1,803Arlinda34
  7. #1,803Autumn34
  8. #1,839Adelle33
  9. #1,839Arnette33
  10. #1,839Artie33

Tied with 35 names at #1,803; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1954
Risers
  1. ↑ 793Athena#1,505 → #712
  2. ↑ 675Desiree#984 → #309
  3. ↑ 661Roni#1,197 → #536
  4. ↑ 630Gisele#1,444 → #814
  5. ↑ 593Carmel#1,422 → #829
Fallers
  1. ↓ 514Valinda#806 → #1,320
  2. ↓ 378Elouise#969 → #1,347
  3. ↓ 287Veda#831 → #1,118
  4. ↓ 275Drema#978 → #1,253
  5. ↓ 264Brooke#965 → #1,229

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

2,059,889 boys got a published name in 1955; 1 in 314 of them was named Arthur, which outranked 98.7% of the 4,400 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 32.1% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Arthur
  1. #53Randall6,688
  2. #54Willie6,629
  3. #55Johnny6,620
  4. #56Arthur6,570
  5. #57Russell6,539
  6. #58Roy6,331
  7. #59Glenn6,258
Biggest movers since 1954
Risers
  1. ↑ 808Davy#1,333 → #525
  2. ↑ 326Wyatt#985 → #659
  3. ↑ 323Moises#1,311 → #988
  4. ↑ 296Tad#1,068 → #772
  5. ↑ 286Rhett#1,122 → #836
Fallers
  1. ↓ 738Rahn#908 → #1,646
  2. ↓ 415Ricci#739 → #1,154
  3. ↓ 321Meredith#952 → #1,273
  4. ↓ 309Michial#985 → #1,294
  5. ↓ 282Arvin#973 → #1,255

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1955 →