Arthur

Given to 551,930 US babies since 1880

▲ Rising +68% vs. 2018–2020

Rank in 2025

—

recorded as girls

#87

recorded as boys

18 since 2024

Babies in 2025

3,847

boys 3,847

Peak year

1881

1,575 babies recorded as boys

All-time total

551,930

since 1880

Born an Arthur? See how many share your birth year.

Any year from 1880 to 2025.

Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

Recorded as girls Recorded as boys

Arthur was most popular in 1881, when 1,575 babies recorded as boys got the name (15.6 per 1,000). In 2025, 3,847 babies were named Arthur, ranking #87 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's up 68%.

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Year	Girls	Rank	Boys	Rank
2025	<5	—	3,847	87
2024	7	12161	3,334	105
2023	<5	—	2,832	130
2022	<5	—	2,691	140
2021	<5	—	2,477	154
2020	<5	—	2,338	163
2019	<5	—	2,193	177
2018	<5	—	1,653	229
2017	<5	—	1,514	245
2016	5	16215	1,345	273
2015	<5	—	1,247	292
2014	<5	—	1,153	306
2013	<5	—	1,034	321
2012	<5	—	865	355
2011	<5	—	893	339
2010	<5	—	730	388
2009	<5	—	812	374
2008	<5	—	862	363
2007	<5	—	819	375
2006	<5	—	793	377
2005	<5	—	830	356
2004	<5	—	792	355
2003	<5	—	795	351
2002	<5	—	844	326
2001	<5	—	881	319
2000	<5	—	914	316
1999	<5	—	874	320
1998	<5	—	983	290
1997	<5	—	973	287
1996	<5	—	1,008	276
1995	<5	—	1,113	254
1994	6	11778	1,160	248
1993	5	13442	1,241	234
1992	7	10479	1,412	219
1991	13	6588	1,477	212
1990	8	9247	1,542	197
1989	8	8761	1,534	189
1988	13	5895	1,552	183
1987	15	5074	1,557	177
1986	15	4964	1,571	170
1985	17	4455	1,716	158
1984	15	4737	1,700	159
1983	22	3555	1,747	157
1982	18	4167	1,794	157
1981	16	4532	1,802	152
1980	18	4148	1,821	147
1979	17	4231	1,862	144
1978	18	3924	1,874	141
1977	9	6340	1,969	135
1976	19	3540	1,904	137
1975	22	3155	2,022	128
1974	19	3426	2,074	126
1973	22	3015	2,204	119
1972	26	2680	2,394	119
1971	21	3166	2,816	117
1970	30	2450	2,981	111
1969	23	2768	3,138	97
1968	37	1975	3,039	98
1967	29	2212	3,312	94
1966	12	3740	3,482	96
1965	34	1993	3,779	96
1964	36	1975	4,147	91
1963	29	2211	4,275	91
1962	33	2031	4,441	91
1961	25	2411	4,815	85
1960	30	2097	5,194	82
1959	28	2152	5,474	76
1958	25	2260	5,663	72
1957	34	1869	6,052	66
1956	34	1835	6,289	60
1955	34	1803	6,570	56
1954	37	1677	6,856	52
1953	33	1738	7,001	50
1952	34	1680	7,236	47
1951	28	1842	7,414	44
1950	25	1911	7,161	46
1949	40	1452	7,482	44
1948	27	1820	7,576	44
1947	30	1752	8,255	38
1946	33	1532	7,537	36
1945	32	1418	6,802	34
1944	46	1153	7,255	29
1943	42	1251	7,785	30
1942	37	1325	8,027	29
1941	35	1294	6,739	33
1940	39	1170	6,510	33
1939	42	1102	6,380	32
1938	43	1091	6,525	32
1937	58	904	6,321	31
1936	54	929	6,264	30
1935	43	1055	6,547	29
1934	52	955	6,443	29
1933	47	1008	6,525	25
1932	56	940	6,916	25
1931	70	812	7,525	23
1930	80	786	8,284	23
1929	90	735	8,470	22
1928	94	731	8,880	22
1927	82	800	9,338	22
1926	78	829	9,465	20
1925	78	841	9,986	20
1924	56	1031	10,172	20
1923	57	992	9,924	19
1922	55	1008	10,114	19
1921	52	1045	10,527	19
1920	64	908	10,236	18
1919	57	933	9,540	19
1918	65	885	10,105	17
1917	47	1026	9,282	17
1916	37	1167	8,921	18
1915	38	1094	8,564	18
1914	25	1228	6,641	18
1913	16	1465	5,422	17
1912	22	1117	4,685	15
1911	13	1300	2,376	18
1910	14	1207	1,942	17
1909	6	1957	1,665	18
1908	11	1261	1,601	16
1907	13	1092	1,553	16
1906	8	1416	1,486	15
1905	14	1011	1,505	16
1904	9	1251	1,495	15
1903	5	1792	1,435	15
1902	6	1594	1,487	15
1901	7	1339	1,329	14
1900	17	917	1,853	15
1899	11	983	1,357	14
1898	7	1379	1,619	14
1897	6	1385	1,647	14
1896	10	1047	1,821	14
1895	8	1202	1,666	14
1894	6	1353	1,712	14
1893	10	955	1,635	14
1892	9	1017	1,768	14
1891	7	1093	1,514	14
1890	8	1006	1,610	14
1889	9	902	1,668	14
1888	8	959	1,710	14
1887	9	788	1,489	14
1886	8	828	1,656	14
1885	10	695	1,516	15
1884	7	851	1,690	14
1883	5	920	1,591	14
1882	5	908	1,686	14
1881	<5	—	1,575	14
1880	5	836	1,599	14