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
- 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
Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.
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 |
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.
See more about Arthur
- 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)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1896 at #14 (1,821 births)
- Births halved by 1999, 103 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 91 yrs · run 1880–1969
- Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
- 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
- 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 1949
Top girls' names in 1949
Top boys' names in 1949
More about 1949
girls
1,710,877 girls got a published name in 1949; 1 in 42,772 of them was named Arthur, which outranked 76.1% of the 6,066 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.7% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #1,437Savannah41
- #1,437Sherian41
- #1,437Wendi41
- #1,452Arthur40
- #1,452Abbie40
- #1,452Babette40
- #1,452Billye40
- #1,469Camellia39
- #1,469Charlyn39
- #1,469Christeen39
Tied with 16 names at #1,452; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,773,939 boys got a published name in 1949; 1 in 237 of them was named Arthur, which outranked 99.0% of the 4,205 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.9% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.