Arther is an uncommon variant of Arthur that peaked in 1922 and has since faded.
Arther is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #12,191 for boy births in the United States (and #25,170 across all names), given to 5 babies. Arther was first reported in SSA data in 1880 and peaked in 1922 (132 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | 5 | — | #12,191 |
| 2023 | 5 | 5 | — | #12,405 |
| 2022 | 5 | 5 | — | #12,513 |
| 2021 | 5 | 5 | — | #12,312 |
| 2002 | 5 | 5 | — | #10,813 |
| 1997 | 6 | — | — | #8,200 |
| 1994 | 7 | — | — | #7,016 |
| 1992 | 5 | — | — | #8,523 |
| 1989 | 9 | — | — | #5,194 |
| 1988 | 8 | — | — | #5,228 |
| 1987 | 7 | — | — | #5,495 |
| 1986 | 8 | — | — | #4,880 |
| 1984 | 5 | — | — | #6,387 |
| 1983 | 11 | — | — | #3,640 |
| 1982 | 7 | — | — | #5,049 |
| 1981 | 10 | — | — | #3,878 |
| 1980 | 9 | — | — | #4,163 |
| 1979 | 16 | — | — | #2,784 |
| 1978 | 5 | — | — | #5,851 |
| 1977 | 13 | — | — | #3,051 |
| 1976 | 9 | — | — | #3,739 |
| 1975 | 8 | — | — | #3,970 |
| 1974 | 8 | — | — | #3,864 |
| 1973 | 13 | — | — | #2,726 |
| 1972 | 12 | — | — | #2,831 |
| 1971 | 12 | — | — | #2,825 |
| 1970 | 17 | — | — | #2,217 |
| 1969 | 8 | — | — | #3,328 |
| 1968 | 19 | — | — | #1,841 |
| 1967 | 12 | — | — | #2,360 |
| 1966 | 15 | — | — | #2,051 |
| 1965 | 19 | — | — | #1,808 |
| 1964 | 23 | — | — | #1,656 |
| 1963 | 15 | — | — | #2,118 |
| 1962 | 14 | — | — | #2,196 |
| 1961 | 25 | — | — | #1,604 |
| 1960 | 22 | — | — | #1,730 |
| 1959 | 39 | — | — | #1,248 |
| 1958 | 31 | — | — | #1,397 |
| 1957 | 32 | — | — | #1,392 |
| 1956 | 27 | — | — | #1,511 |
| 1955 | 41 | — | — | #1,169 |
| 1954 | 49 | — | — | #1,068 |
| 1953 | 39 | — | — | #1,189 |
| 1952 | 42 | — | — | #1,136 |
| 1951 | 54 | — | — | #949 |
| 1950 | 40 | — | — | #1,123 |
| 1949 | 45 | — | — | #1,047 |
| 1948 | 56 | — | — | #924 |
| 1947 | 63 | — | — | #879 |
| 1946 | 56 | — | #4,454 | #945 |
| 1945 | 62 | — | — | #783 |
| 1944 | 74 | — | — | #720 |
| 1943 | 71 | — | — | #773 |
| 1942 | 82 | — | — | #705 |
| 1941 | 73 | — | — | #724 |
| 1940 | 102 | — | #3,527 | #607 |
| 1939 | 95 | — | — | #595 |
| 1938 | 106 | — | #3,875 | #586 |
| 1937 | 90 | — | #4,293 | #638 |
| 1936 | 72 | — | — | #699 |
| 1935 | 115 | — | — | #539 |
| 1934 | 96 | — | — | #601 |
| 1933 | 99 | — | — | #582 |
| 1932 | 117 | — | — | #542 |
| 1931 | 128 | — | — | #507 |
| 1930 | 116 | — | — | #558 |
| 1929 | 128 | — | — | #517 |
| 1928 | 119 | — | #3,770 | #584 |
| 1927 | 119 | — | — | #564 |
| 1926 | 117 | — | #4,341 | #597 |
| 1925 | 119 | — | — | #569 |
| 1924 | 109 | — | #5,133 | #627 |
| 1923 | 127 | — | #5,023 | #565 |
| 1922 | 132 | — | — | #546 |
| 1921 | 110 | — | — | #604 |
| 1920 | 113 | — | — | #587 |
| 1919 | 120 | — | — | #546 |
| 1918 | 94 | — | — | #632 |
| 1917 | 122 | — | — | #522 |
| 1916 | 89 | — | — | #617 |
| 1915 | 86 | — | — | #622 |
| 1914 | 76 | — | — | #577 |
| 1913 | 53 | — | — | #604 |
| 1912 | 52 | — | — | #557 |
| 1911 | 35 | — | — | #497 |
| 1910 | 35 | — | — | #463 |
| 1909 | 35 | — | — | #419 |
| 1908 | 28 | — | — | #465 |
| 1907 | 20 | — | — | #542 |
| 1906 | 18 | — | — | #549 |
| 1905 | 25 | — | — | #431 |
| 1904 | 24 | — | — | #432 |
| 1903 | 11 | — | — | #701 |
| 1902 | 26 | — | — | #390 |
| 1901 | 17 | — | — | #469 |
| 1900 | 30 | — | — | #413 |
| 1899 | 16 | — | — | #482 |
| 1898 | 18 | — | — | #486 |
| 1897 | 17 | — | — | #475 |
| 1896 | 19 | — | — | #464 |
| 1895 | 24 | — | — | #390 |
| 1894 | 24 | — | — | #377 |
| 1893 | 12 | — | — | #573 |
| 1892 | 20 | — | — | #424 |
| 1891 | 17 | — | — | #428 |
| 1890 | 16 | — | — | #460 |
| 1889 | 8 | — | — | #727 |
| 1888 | 9 | — | — | #706 |
| 1887 | 9 | — | — | #634 |
| 1886 | 16 | — | — | #455 |
| 1885 | 22 | — | — | #380 |
| 1884 | 22 | — | — | #375 |
| 1883 | 17 | — | — | #434 |
| 1882 | 16 | — | — | #455 |
| 1881 | 18 | — | — | #396 |
| 1880 | 17 | — | — | #427 |