Arthur is one of America's most popular boys' names, ranked #87 in 2025.
Arthur is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #87 for boy births in the United States (and #155 across all names), given to 3,847 babies. Arthur first appears in 1880 and peaked in 1921 (10,527 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3,847 | 3,847 | — | #87 |
| 2024 | 3,341 | 3,341 | #12,303 | #105 |
| 2023 | 2,832 | 2,832 | — | #130 |
| 2022 | 2,691 | 2,691 | — | #140 |
| 2021 | 2,477 | 2,477 | — | #155 |
| 2020 | 2,338 | 2,338 | — | #163 |
| 2019 | 2,193 | 2,193 | — | #177 |
| 2018 | 1,653 | 1,653 | — | #229 |
| 2017 | 1,514 | 1,514 | — | #245 |
| 2016 | 1,350 | 1,350 | #16,543 | #273 |
| 2015 | 1,247 | 1,247 | — | #292 |
| 2014 | 1,153 | 1,159 | — | #306 |
| 2013 | 1,034 | 1,034 | — | #321 |
| 2012 | 865 | 865 | — | #355 |
| 2011 | 893 | 893 | — | #339 |
| 2010 | 730 | 730 | — | #388 |
| 2009 | 812 | 812 | — | #374 |
| 2008 | 862 | 862 | — | #363 |
| 2007 | 819 | 819 | — | #375 |
| 2006 | 793 | 793 | — | #377 |
| 2005 | 830 | 835 | — | #356 |
| 2004 | 792 | 792 | — | #355 |
| 2003 | 795 | 795 | — | #351 |
| 2002 | 844 | 844 | — | #326 |
| 2001 | 881 | 881 | — | #319 |
| 2000 | 914 | 914 | — | #316 |
| 1999 | 874 | 874 | — | #320 |
| 1998 | 983 | 983 | — | #290 |
| 1997 | 973 | — | — | #287 |
| 1996 | 1,008 | — | — | #276 |
| 1995 | 1,113 | — | — | #254 |
| 1994 | 1,166 | — | #11,918 | #248 |
| 1993 | 1,246 | — | #13,639 | #234 |
| 1992 | 1,419 | — | #10,584 | #219 |
| 1991 | 1,490 | — | #6,621 | #212 |
| 1990 | 1,550 | — | #9,315 | #197 |
| 1989 | 1,542 | — | #8,822 | #189 |
| 1988 | 1,565 | — | #5,922 | #183 |
| 1987 | 1,572 | — | #5,090 | #177 |
| 1986 | 1,586 | — | #4,986 | #170 |
| 1985 | 1,733 | — | #4,469 | #158 |
| 1984 | 1,715 | — | #4,752 | #159 |
| 1983 | 1,769 | — | #3,560 | #157 |
| 1982 | 1,812 | — | #4,177 | #157 |
| 1981 | 1,818 | — | #4,548 | #152 |
| 1980 | 1,839 | — | #4,158 | #147 |
| 1979 | 1,879 | — | #4,241 | #144 |
| 1978 | 1,892 | — | #3,930 | #141 |
| 1977 | 1,978 | — | #6,386 | #135 |
| 1976 | 1,923 | — | #3,552 | #137 |
| 1975 | 2,044 | — | #3,166 | #128 |
| 1974 | 2,093 | — | #3,434 | #126 |
| 1973 | 2,226 | — | #3,027 | #119 |
| 1972 | 2,420 | — | #2,687 | #119 |
| 1971 | 2,837 | — | #3,171 | #117 |
| 1970 | 3,011 | — | #2,451 | #111 |
| 1969 | 3,161 | — | #2,772 | #97 |
| 1968 | 3,076 | — | #1,977 | #98 |
| 1967 | 3,341 | — | #2,218 | #94 |
| 1966 | 3,494 | — | #3,751 | #96 |
| 1965 | 3,813 | — | #1,995 | #96 |
| 1964 | 4,183 | — | #1,977 | #91 |
| 1963 | 4,304 | — | #2,212 | #91 |
| 1962 | 4,474 | — | #2,033 | #91 |
| 1961 | 4,840 | — | #2,413 | #85 |
| 1960 | 5,224 | — | #2,103 | #82 |
| 1959 | 5,502 | — | #2,154 | #76 |
| 1958 | 5,688 | — | #2,265 | #72 |
| 1957 | 6,086 | — | #1,871 | #66 |
| 1956 | 6,323 | — | #1,837 | #60 |
| 1955 | 6,604 | — | #1,805 | #56 |
| 1954 | 6,893 | — | #1,680 | #52 |
| 1953 | 7,034 | — | #1,738 | #50 |
| 1952 | 7,270 | — | #1,684 | #47 |
| 1951 | 7,442 | — | #1,843 | #44 |
| 1950 | 7,186 | — | #1,914 | #46 |
| 1949 | 7,522 | — | #1,453 | #44 |
| 1948 | 7,603 | — | #1,823 | #44 |
| 1947 | 8,285 | — | #1,755 | #38 |
| 1946 | 7,570 | — | #1,533 | #36 |
| 1945 | 6,834 | — | #1,421 | #34 |
| 1944 | 7,301 | — | #1,154 | #29 |
| 1943 | 7,827 | — | #1,252 | #30 |
| 1942 | 8,064 | — | #1,325 | #29 |
| 1941 | 6,774 | — | #1,296 | #33 |
| 1940 | 6,549 | — | #1,171 | #33 |
| 1939 | 6,422 | — | #1,106 | #32 |
| 1938 | 6,568 | — | #1,094 | #32 |
| 1937 | 6,379 | — | #904 | #31 |
| 1936 | 6,318 | — | #930 | #30 |
| 1935 | 6,590 | — | #1,056 | #29 |
| 1934 | 6,495 | — | #956 | #29 |
| 1933 | 6,572 | — | #1,009 | #25 |
| 1932 | 6,972 | — | #942 | #25 |
| 1931 | 7,595 | — | #812 | #23 |
| 1930 | 8,364 | — | #786 | #23 |
| 1929 | 8,560 | — | #735 | #22 |
| 1928 | 8,974 | — | #731 | #22 |
| 1927 | 9,420 | — | #801 | #22 |
| 1926 | 9,543 | — | #829 | #20 |
| 1925 | 10,064 | — | #841 | #20 |
| 1924 | 10,228 | — | #1,032 | #20 |
| 1923 | 9,981 | — | #993 | #19 |
| 1922 | 10,169 | — | #1,008 | #19 |
| 1921 | 10,579 | — | #1,045 | #19 |
| 1920 | 10,300 | — | #908 | #18 |
| 1919 | 9,597 | — | #933 | #19 |
| 1918 | 10,170 | — | #886 | #17 |
| 1917 | 9,329 | — | #1,027 | #17 |
| 1916 | 8,958 | — | #1,170 | #18 |
| 1915 | 8,602 | — | #1,096 | #18 |
| 1914 | 6,666 | — | #1,234 | #18 |
| 1913 | 5,438 | — | #1,471 | #17 |
| 1912 | 4,707 | — | #1,122 | #15 |
| 1911 | 2,389 | — | #1,307 | #18 |
| 1910 | 1,956 | — | #1,213 | #17 |
| 1909 | 1,671 | — | #1,978 | #18 |
| 1908 | 1,612 | — | #1,265 | #16 |
| 1907 | 1,566 | — | #1,095 | #16 |
| 1906 | 1,494 | — | #1,425 | #15 |
| 1905 | 1,519 | — | #1,017 | #16 |
| 1904 | 1,504 | — | #1,263 | #15 |
| 1903 | 1,440 | — | #1,812 | #15 |
| 1902 | 1,493 | — | #1,612 | #15 |
| 1901 | 1,336 | — | #1,347 | #14 |
| 1900 | 1,870 | — | #922 | #15 |
| 1899 | 1,368 | — | #988 | #14 |
| 1898 | 1,626 | — | #1,382 | #14 |
| 1897 | 1,653 | — | #1,397 | #14 |
| 1896 | 1,831 | — | #1,052 | #14 |
| 1895 | 1,674 | — | #1,206 | #14 |
| 1894 | 1,718 | — | #1,366 | #14 |
| 1893 | 1,645 | — | #961 | #14 |
| 1892 | 1,777 | — | #1,020 | #14 |
| 1891 | 1,521 | — | #1,103 | #14 |
| 1890 | 1,618 | — | #1,011 | #14 |
| 1889 | 1,677 | — | #909 | #14 |
| 1888 | 1,718 | — | #965 | #14 |
| 1887 | 1,498 | — | #796 | #14 |
| 1886 | 1,664 | — | #836 | #14 |
| 1885 | 1,526 | — | #699 | #15 |
| 1884 | 1,697 | — | #860 | #14 |
| 1883 | 1,596 | — | #933 | #14 |
| 1882 | 1,691 | — | #918 | #14 |
| 1881 | 1,575 | — | — | #14 |
| 1880 | 1,604 | — | #843 | #14 |