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Arthur name popularity

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Arthur ranks #87 in male records (3,847 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately.

US national data through 2025 · Source retrieved

Is Arthur becoming more popular?

Arthur's reported male count increased by 513 from 2024 to 2025. Its rank changed from #105 to #87. This is an observed US comparison, not a forecast.

The 2025 file has no published female observation for Arthur. That is not a count of zero.

Arthur in US records, 2016–2025

Annual published counts for the exact spelling. A lower rank number means a higher position in that year’s file.

Annual US counts for ArthurFemale and male recorded-sex categories are plotted separately. The full counts and ranks are in the table below; gaps mean no published observation.3,8470201620252016: 5 female records2024: 7 female records2016: 1,345 male records2017: 1,514 male records2018: 1,653 male records2019: 2,193 male records2020: 2,338 male records2021: 2,477 male records2022: 2,691 male records2023: 2,832 male records2024: 3,334 male records2025: 3,847 male records
Female recordsMale records · Missing observations are left as gaps.
View all annual counts and ranks
SSA national observations. — means no published observation.
YearFemale countFemale rankMale countMale rank
2025——3,84787
2024712,3033,334105
2023——2,832130
2022——2,691140
2021——2,477155
2020——2,338163
2019——2,193177
2018——1,653229
2017——1,514245
2016516,5431,345273

Questions about Arthur’s popularity

How common is Arthur in the US?

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Arthur ranks #87 in male records (3,847 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately. The rank describes its position among names in this national file; it does not estimate how many children in a particular classroom will share it.

Does this include other spellings of Arthur?

No. The SSA counts each exact spelling separately. The table and download on this page include Arthur only.

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