Arther
Last seen for girls in 1946 at #4,417 · #12,008 for boys in 2025, 5 births
Given to boys 99.1% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 1884 · 22 births
- Debut · boys
- 17 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 4,993since 1880
Arther over time
Rank among boys' names. Arther has never cracked the top 300 here.
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 | — | #12,008 | 5 | |
| 2024 | — | — | ||
| 2023 | — | #12,239 | 5 | |
| 2022 | — | #12,330 | 5 | |
| 2021 | — | #12,146 | 5 | |
| 2020 | — | — | ||
| 2019 | — | — | ||
| 2018 | — | — | ||
| 2017 | — | — | ||
| 2016 | — | — | ||
| 2015 | — | — | ||
| 2014 | — | — | ||
| 2013 | — | — | ||
| 2012 | — | — | ||
| 2011 | — | — | ||
| 2010 | — | — | ||
| 2009 | — | — | ||
| 2008 | — | — | ||
| 2007 | — | — | ||
| 2006 | — | — | ||
| 2005 | — | — | ||
| 2004 | — | — | ||
| 2003 | — | — | ||
| 2002 | — | #10,667 | 5 | |
| 2001 | — | — | ||
| 2000 | — | — | ||
| 1999 | — | — | ||
| 1998 | — | — | ||
| 1997 | — | #8,110 | 6 | |
| 1996 | — | — | ||
| 1995 | — | — | ||
| 1994 | — | #6,968 | 7 | |
| 1993 | — | — | ||
| 1992 | — | #8,435 | 5 | |
| 1991 | — | — | ||
| 1990 | — | — | ||
| 1989 | — | #5,165 | 9 | |
| 1988 | — | #5,200 | 8 | |
| 1987 | — | #5,459 | 7 | |
| 1986 | — | #4,853 | 8 | |
| 1985 | — | — | ||
| 1984 | — | #6,315 | 5 | |
| 1983 | — | #3,630 | 11 | |
| 1982 | — | #5,003 | 7 | |
| 1981 | — | #3,858 | 10 | |
| 1980 | — | #4,134 | 9 | |
| 1979 | — | #2,777 | 16 | |
| 1978 | — | #5,772 | 5 | |
| 1977 | — | #3,037 | 13 | |
| 1976 | — | #3,724 | 9 | |
| 1975 | — | #3,941 | 8 | |
| 1974 | — | #3,837 | 8 | |
| 1973 | — | #2,716 | 13 | |
| 1972 | — | #2,819 | 12 | |
| 1971 | — | #2,813 | 12 | |
| 1970 | — | #2,213 | 17 | |
| 1969 | — | #3,314 | 8 | |
| 1968 | — | #1,836 | 19 | |
| 1967 | — | #2,352 | 12 | |
| 1966 | — | #2,043 | 15 | |
| 1965 | — | #1,806 | 19 | |
| 1964 | — | #1,655 | 23 | |
| 1963 | — | #2,115 | 15 | |
| 1962 | — | #2,186 | 14 | |
| 1961 | — | #1,602 | 25 | |
| 1960 | — | #1,728 | 22 | |
| 1959 | — | #1,247 | 39 | |
| 1958 | — | #1,396 | 31 | |
| 1957 | — | #1,388 | 32 | |
| 1956 | — | #1,511 | 27 | |
| 1955 | — | #1,167 | 41 | |
| 1954 | — | #1,068 | 49 | |
| 1953 | — | #1,189 | 39 | |
| 1952 | — | #1,136 | 42 | |
| 1951 | — | #949 | 54 | |
| 1950 | — | #1,123 | 40 | |
| 1949 | — | #1,047 | 45 | |
| 1948 | — | #923 | 56 | |
| 1947 | — | #878 | 63 | |
| 1946 | #4,417 | 6 | #944 | 50 |
| 1945 | — | #782 | 62 | |
| 1944 | — | #720 | 74 | |
| 1943 | — | #773 | 71 | |
| 1942 | — | #705 | 82 | |
| 1941 | — | #723 | 73 | |
| 1940 | #3,503 | 7 | #607 | 95 |
| 1939 | — | #594 | 95 | |
| 1938 | #3,847 | 6 | #586 | 100 |
| 1937 | #4,255 | 5 | #637 | 85 |
| 1936 | — | #698 | 72 | |
| 1935 | — | #539 | 115 | |
| 1934 | — | #601 | 96 | |
| 1933 | — | #582 | 99 | |
| 1932 | — | #542 | 117 | |
| 1931 | — | #507 | 128 | |
| 1930 | — | #558 | 116 | |
| 1929 | — | #517 | 128 | |
| 1928 | #3,743 | 7 | #584 | 112 |
| 1927 | — | #564 | 119 | |
| 1926 | #4,306 | 6 | #597 | 111 |
| 1925 | — | #569 | 119 | |
| 1924 | #5,061 | 5 | #626 | 104 |
| 1923 | #4,967 | 5 | #564 | 122 |
| 1922 | — | #546 | 132 | |
| 1921 | — | #604 | 110 | |
| 1920 | — | #587 | 113 | |
| 1919 | — | #545 | 120 | |
| 1918 | — | #632 | 94 | |
| 1917 | — | #522 | 122 | |
| 1916 | — | #617 | 89 | |
| 1915 | — | #621 | 86 | |
| 1914 | — | #577 | 76 | |
| 1913 | — | #604 | 53 | |
| 1912 | — | #556 | 52 | |
| 1911 | — | #497 | 35 | |
| 1910 | — | #461 | 35 | |
| 1909 | — | #419 | 35 | |
| 1908 | — | #463 | 28 | |
| 1907 | — | #540 | 20 | |
| 1906 | — | #547 | 18 | |
| 1905 | — | #430 | 25 | |
| 1904 | — | #431 | 24 | |
| 1903 | — | #696 | 11 | |
| 1902 | — | #388 | 26 | |
| 1901 | — | #466 | 17 | |
| 1900 | — | #413 | 30 | |
| 1899 | — | #481 | 16 | |
| 1898 | — | #485 | 18 | |
| 1897 | — | #473 | 17 | |
| 1896 | — | #462 | 19 | |
| 1895 | — | #390 | 24 | |
| 1894 | — | #376 | 24 | |
| 1893 | — | #572 | 12 | |
| 1892 | — | #422 | 20 | |
| 1891 | — | #427 | 17 | |
| 1890 | — | #458 | 16 | |
| 1889 | — | #722 | 8 | |
| 1888 | — | #704 | 9 | |
| 1887 | — | #631 | 9 | |
| 1886 | — | #451 | 16 | |
| 1885 | — | #380 | 22 | |
| 1884 | — | #375 | 22 | |
| 1883 | — | #433 | 17 | |
| 1882 | — | #453 | 16 | |
| 1881 | — | #395 | 18 | |
| 1880 | — | #425 | 17 | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Arther was already there! It came in at #425, and was given to 17 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1984–1985, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.
Where Arther is popular in 1926
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Mississippi#203 · 1 in 1,448
- Arkansas#230 · 1 in 1,526
- Georgia#237 · 1 in 1,931
- Tennessee#270 · 1 in 2,663
- Alabama#334 · 1 in 3,057
Best ever in a state: #132 in Alabama, 1911.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mississippi | #203 | 14 | 1 in 1,448 |
| Arkansas | #230 | 12 | 1 in 1,526 |
| Georgia | #237 | 14 | 1 in 1,931 |
| Tennessee | #270 | 9 | 1 in 2,663 |
| Alabama | #334 | 9 | 1 in 3,057 |
| Louisiana | #352 | 7 | 1 in 2,841 |
| North Carolina | #474 | 6 | 1 in 5,663 |
| Texas | #545 | 11 | 1 in 4,996 |
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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 Arther
- Biggest jump: 265 spots in 1904 (#696 → #431)
- Biggest drop: 308 spots in 1903 (#388 → #696)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1884 at #375 (22 births)
- Births halved by 1887, 3 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 70 yrs · run 1880–1948
- Highest: 1 in 4,686 boys born in 1909 were named Arther (0.02%)
- Latest: 1 in 341,615 boys born in 2025 (0.00%)
- Its best rank, #375 in 1884, was only 1 in 5,202 (0.02%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
- 23.4% of all boys named Arther (1,170) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 154 | #375 (1884) | #497 |
| 1890s | 183 | #376 (1894) | #455 |
| 1900s | 234 | #388 (1902) | #479 |
| 1910s | 762 | #461 (1910) | #563 |
| 1920s | 1,170 | #517 (1929) | #576 |
| 1930s | 1,023 | #507 (1931) | #584 |
| 1940s | 671 | #607 (1940) | #810 |
| 1950s | 394 | #949 (1951) | #1,217 |
| 1960s | 172 | #1,602 (1961) | #2,064 |
| 1970s | 113 | #2,213 (1970) | #3,365 |
| 1980s | 74 | #3,630 (1983) | #4,846 |
| 1990s | 18 | #6,968 (1994) | #7,838 |
| 2000s | 5 | #10,667 (2002) | #10,667 |
| 2010s | 0 | — | — |
| 2020s | 20 | #12,008 (2025) | #12,181 |
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.
Arther in 1926
Top girls' names in 1926
Top boys' names in 1926
More about 1926
girls
1,185,401 girls got a published name in 1926; 1 in 197,567 of them was named Arther, which outranked 23.4% of the 5,622 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 22.5% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #3,873Zillah7
- #3,873Zoie7
- #3,873Zoila7
- #4,306Arther6
- #4,306Acie6
- #4,306Adamae6
- #4,306Ader6
- #4,851Addis5
- #4,851Adean5
- #4,851Adie5
Tied with 544 names at #4,306; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
- ↑ 1,047Janell#1,795 → #748
- ↑ 389Madalyn#1,225 → #836
- ↑ 382Evangelina#1,324 → #942
- ↑ 379Carla#1,252 → #873
- ↑ 351Vilma#1,020 → #669
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,110,505 boys got a published name in 1926; 1 in 10,005 of them was named Arther, which outranked 87.7% of the 4,837 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.0% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #585Sydney113
- #595Oren112
- #595Rubin112
- #597Arther111
- #597Fay111
- #597Harland111
- #597Zane111
- #601Ernie110
- #601Rosario110
- #603Clarance109
Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
- ↓ 531Okey#984 → #1,515
- ↓ 459Florentino#973 → #1,432
- ↓ 407Rexford#924 → #1,331
- ↓ 380Marshal#973 → #1,353
- ↓ 378Coolidge#746 → #1,124
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.