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Arthur is a given name of Celtic origin used predominantly for boys. There have been 548,057 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 544,857 as boys and 3,200 as girls. Arthur gained popularity in the 1880s, peaked in 1921 and has since declined in popularity. It is the #120 most popular name for a boy.

Popularity Over Time

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Yearly Data

Year Births
2024 3,325
2023 2,830
2022 2,689
2021 2,475
2020 2,335
2019 2,193
2018 1,653
2017 1,514
2016 1,350
2015 1,247
2014 1,153
2013 1,034
2012 865
2011 893
2010 729
2009 812
2008 862
2007 819
2006 792
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 1,166
1993 1,246
1992 1,419
1991 1,490
1990 1,549
1989 1,541
1988 1,566
1987 1,572
1986 1,586
1985 1,734
1984 1,715
1983 1,769
1982 1,812
1981 1,818
1980 1,839
1979 1,880
1978 1,891
1977 1,978
1976 1,923
1975 2,044
1974 2,093
1973 2,227
1972 2,421
1971 2,837
1970 3,011
1969 3,160
1968 3,078
1967 3,340
1966 3,495
1965 3,811
1964 4,186
1963 4,300
1962 4,476
1961 4,838
1960 5,224
1959 5,502
1958 5,690
1957 6,087
1956 6,322
1955 6,605
1954 6,895
1953 7,033
1952 7,270
1951 7,442
1950 7,186
1949 7,521
1948 7,604
1947 8,285
1946 7,570
1945 6,833
1944 7,300
1943 7,827
1942 8,065
1941 6,773
1940 6,549
1939 6,422
1938 6,567
1937 6,379
1936 6,318
1935 6,591
1934 6,494
1933 6,573
1932 6,972
1931 7,594
1930 8,364
1929 8,560
1928 8,974
1927 9,420
1926 9,543
1925 10,064
1924 10,228
1923 9,981
1922 10,169
1921 10,579
1920 10,300
1919 9,597
1918 10,170
1917 9,329
1916 8,958
1915 8,602
1914 6,666
1913 5,438
1912 4,707
1911 2,389
1910 1,956
1909 1,671
1908 1,612
1907 1,566
1906 1,494
1905 1,519
1904 1,504
1903 1,440
1902 1,493
1901 1,336
1900 1,870
1899 1,368
1898 1,626
1897 1,653
1896 1,831
1895 1,674
1894 1,718
1893 1,645
1892 1,777
1891 1,521
1890 1,618
1889 1,677
1888 1,718
1887 1,498
1886 1,664
1885 1,526
1884 1,697
1883 1,596
1882 1,691
1881 1,575
1880 1,604