Names like Arthur

In 2025, 3,847 boys born in the US were named Arthur, #87 among boys' names.

It has been in the top 1,000 every year since records begin in 1880, and in the top 100 in 91 of those 146 years.

Its best rank was #14, in 20 of the years from 1880 to 1901.

The most births in one year were 10,527, in 1921.

Births rose 209% from 1,247 in 2015.

All 12 names below have also been in the top 1,000 every year since 1880.

Arthur's rank every ten years

1. 1880
   #14
2. 1890
   #14
3. 1900
   #15
4. 1910
   #17
5. 1920
   #18
6. 1930
   #23
7. 1940
   #33
8. 1950
   #46
9. 1960
   #82
10. 1970
    #111
11. 1980
    #147
12. 1990
    #197
13. 2000
    #316
14. 2010
    #388
15. 2020
    #163
16. 2025
    #87

12 boy names with a similar curve

How this list was made

We compared Arthur's rank in every year from 1880 to 2025 with every other boy's name in the 2025 top 1,000 (US Social Security birth records); the closest curves come first. Years outside the top 1,000 count the same however far outside, years since 1995 count four times as much, and each name appears in one spelling.