Baby names
How popular is the name Arthur?
In 2025, 3,847 baby boys in the U.S. were named Arthur, the 87th most popular name for boys. Its peak year was 1921, when 10,527 boys got the name. 548,729 boys have been named Arthur since 1880. 3,201 girls have had the name too.
Rank in 2025
#87
among boys' names
Babies in 2025
3,847
boys named Arthur
Peak year
1921
10,527 boys
Boys named Arthur each year since 1880
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The numbers for Arthur (boys)
| Year | Babies |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 3,847 |
| 2024 | 3,334 |
| 2023 | 2,832 |
| 2022 | 2,691 |
| 2021 | 2,477 |
| 2020 | 2,338 |
| 2019 | 2,193 |
| 2018 | 1,653 |
| 2017 | 1,514 |
| 2016 | 1,345 |
| 2015 | 1,247 |
| 2014 | 1,153 |
| 2013 | 1,034 |
| 2012 | 865 |
| 2011 | 893 |
| 2010 | 730 |
| 2009 | 812 |
| 2008 | 862 |
| 2007 | 819 |
| 2006 | 793 |
| 2005 | 830 |
| 2004 | 792 |
| 2003 | 795 |
| 2002 | 844 |
| 2001 | 881 |
| 2000 | 914 |
| 1999 | 874 |
| 1998 | 983 |
| 1997 | 973 |
| 1996 | 1,008 |
| 1995 | 1,113 |
| 1994 | 1,160 |
| 1993 | 1,241 |
| 1992 | 1,412 |
| 1991 | 1,477 |
| 1990 | 1,542 |
| 1989 | 1,534 |
| 1988 | 1,552 |
| 1987 | 1,557 |
| 1986 | 1,571 |
| 1985 | 1,716 |
| 1984 | 1,700 |
| 1983 | 1,747 |
| 1982 | 1,794 |
| 1981 | 1,802 |
| 1980 | 1,821 |
| 1979 | 1,862 |
| 1978 | 1,874 |
| 1977 | 1,969 |
| 1976 | 1,904 |
| 1975 | 2,022 |
| 1974 | 2,074 |
| 1973 | 2,204 |
| 1972 | 2,394 |
| 1971 | 2,816 |
| 1970 | 2,981 |
| 1969 | 3,138 |
| 1968 | 3,039 |
| 1967 | 3,312 |
| 1966 | 3,482 |
| 1965 | 3,779 |
| 1964 | 4,147 |
| 1963 | 4,275 |
| 1962 | 4,441 |
| 1961 | 4,815 |
| 1960 | 5,194 |
| 1959 | 5,474 |
| 1958 | 5,663 |
| 1957 | 6,052 |
| 1956 | 6,289 |
| 1955 | 6,570 |
| 1954 | 6,856 |
| 1953 | 7,001 |
| 1952 | 7,236 |
| 1951 | 7,414 |
| 1950 | 7,161 |
| 1949 | 7,482 |
| 1948 | 7,576 |
| 1947 | 8,255 |
| 1946 | 7,537 |
| 1945 | 6,802 |
| 1944 | 7,255 |
| 1943 | 7,785 |
| 1942 | 8,027 |
| 1941 | 6,739 |
| 1940 | 6,510 |
| 1939 | 6,380 |
| 1938 | 6,525 |
| 1937 | 6,321 |
| 1936 | 6,264 |
| 1935 | 6,547 |
| 1934 | 6,443 |
| 1933 | 6,525 |
| 1932 | 6,916 |
| 1931 | 7,525 |
| 1930 | 8,284 |
| 1929 | 8,470 |
| 1928 | 8,880 |
| 1927 | 9,338 |
| 1926 | 9,465 |
| 1925 | 9,986 |
| 1924 | 10,172 |
| 1923 | 9,924 |
| 1922 | 10,114 |
| 1921 | 10,527 |
| 1920 | 10,236 |
| 1919 | 9,540 |
| 1918 | 10,105 |
| 1917 | 9,282 |
| 1916 | 8,921 |
| 1915 | 8,564 |
| 1914 | 6,641 |
| 1913 | 5,422 |
| 1912 | 4,685 |
| 1911 | 2,376 |
| 1910 | 1,942 |
| 1909 | 1,665 |
| 1908 | 1,601 |
| 1907 | 1,553 |
| 1906 | 1,486 |
| 1905 | 1,505 |
| 1904 | 1,495 |
| 1903 | 1,435 |
| 1902 | 1,487 |
| 1901 | 1,329 |
| 1900 | 1,853 |
| 1899 | 1,357 |
| 1898 | 1,619 |
| 1897 | 1,647 |
| 1896 | 1,821 |
| 1895 | 1,666 |
| 1894 | 1,712 |
| 1893 | 1,635 |
| 1892 | 1,768 |
| 1891 | 1,514 |
| 1890 | 1,610 |
| 1889 | 1,668 |
| 1888 | 1,710 |
| 1887 | 1,489 |
| 1886 | 1,656 |
| 1885 | 1,516 |
| 1884 | 1,690 |
| 1883 | 1,591 |
| 1882 | 1,686 |
| 1881 | 1,575 |
| 1880 | 1,599 |
Girls named Arthur each year since 1880
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The numbers for Arthur (girls)
| Year | Babies |
|---|---|
| 2025 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2024 | 7 |
| 2023 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2022 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2021 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2020 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2019 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2018 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2017 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2016 | 5 |
| 2015 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2014 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2013 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2012 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2011 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2010 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2009 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2008 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2007 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2006 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2005 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2004 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2003 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2002 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2001 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2000 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1999 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1998 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1997 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1996 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1995 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1994 | 6 |
| 1993 | 5 |
| 1992 | 7 |
| 1991 | 13 |
| 1990 | 8 |
| 1989 | 8 |
| 1988 | 13 |
| 1987 | 15 |
| 1986 | 15 |
| 1985 | 17 |
| 1984 | 15 |
| 1983 | 22 |
| 1982 | 18 |
| 1981 | 16 |
| 1980 | 18 |
| 1979 | 17 |
| 1978 | 18 |
| 1977 | 9 |
| 1976 | 19 |
| 1975 | 22 |
| 1974 | 19 |
| 1973 | 22 |
| 1972 | 26 |
| 1971 | 21 |
| 1970 | 30 |
| 1969 | 23 |
| 1968 | 37 |
| 1967 | 29 |
| 1966 | 12 |
| 1965 | 34 |
| 1964 | 36 |
| 1963 | 29 |
| 1962 | 33 |
| 1961 | 25 |
| 1960 | 30 |
| 1959 | 28 |
| 1958 | 25 |
| 1957 | 34 |
| 1956 | 34 |
| 1955 | 34 |
| 1954 | 37 |
| 1953 | 33 |
| 1952 | 34 |
| 1951 | 28 |
| 1950 | 25 |
| 1949 | 40 |
| 1948 | 27 |
| 1947 | 30 |
| 1946 | 33 |
| 1945 | 32 |
| 1944 | 46 |
| 1943 | 42 |
| 1942 | 37 |
| 1941 | 35 |
| 1940 | 39 |
| 1939 | 42 |
| 1938 | 43 |
| 1937 | 58 |
| 1936 | 54 |
| 1935 | 43 |
| 1934 | 52 |
| 1933 | 47 |
| 1932 | 56 |
| 1931 | 70 |
| 1930 | 80 |
| 1929 | 90 |
| 1928 | 94 |
| 1927 | 82 |
| 1926 | 78 |
| 1925 | 78 |
| 1924 | 56 |
| 1923 | 57 |
| 1922 | 55 |
| 1921 | 52 |
| 1920 | 64 |
| 1919 | 57 |
| 1918 | 65 |
| 1917 | 47 |
| 1916 | 37 |
| 1915 | 38 |
| 1914 | 25 |
| 1913 | 16 |
| 1912 | 22 |
| 1911 | 13 |
| 1910 | 14 |
| 1909 | 6 |
| 1908 | 11 |
| 1907 | 13 |
| 1906 | 8 |
| 1905 | 14 |
| 1904 | 9 |
| 1903 | 5 |
| 1902 | 6 |
| 1901 | 7 |
| 1900 | 17 |
| 1899 | 11 |
| 1898 | 7 |
| 1897 | 6 |
| 1896 | 10 |
| 1895 | 8 |
| 1894 | 6 |
| 1893 | 10 |
| 1892 | 9 |
| 1891 | 7 |
| 1890 | 8 |
| 1889 | 9 |
| 1888 | 8 |
| 1887 | 9 |
| 1886 | 8 |
| 1885 | 10 |
| 1884 | 7 |
| 1883 | 5 |
| 1882 | 5 |
| 1881 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1880 | 5 |
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Source and notes
U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications (national data) (Public domain (U.S. government work)), data through 2025.
The counts come from Social Security card applications for babies born in the U.S., so the early years undercount everyone. A year with fewer than 5 babies of one sex given a name is left out for privacy and shows as fewer than 5. Spellings count separately: Emma and Ema are different names here.