Masculine dossier · first seen 1880

Arthur

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Arthur
Creator: Social Security Administration

Resurgent Gaining cultural share

Peak era

1921

Peak rank proxy

10,527

Current vitality

Healthy

Generation

Greatest Generation

1880Peak 19212024

Peak year

1921

Decline from peak

68.5%

2024

3,318

All-time

544,857

Arthur is accumulating new signal in the present tense. Whether it is a revival or a fresh adoption curve, the name is moving from background noise toward cultural visibility again.

Your name peaked in 1921, when 10,527 boys were named Arthur.

In 2024, only 3,318 boys were given the name.

All told, about 544,857 Americans have been named Arthur and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1880.

Rarity scoreMainstream

AssociationGreatest Generation

StabilityModerate cultural durability

TrajectoryGaining cultural share

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