Macarthur is a rare boys' name that peaked in 1942 and has since faded.
Macarthur is a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #11,489 for boy births in the United States (and #23,695 across all names), given to 6 babies. Macarthur was first reported in SSA data in 1941 and peaked in 1942 (142 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 | 6 | #11,489 |
| 2024 | 7 | 7 | #10,526 |
| 2023 | 8 | 8 | #9,435 |
| 2022 | 9 | 9 | #8,726 |
| 2021 | 10 | 10 | #7,929 |
| 2020 | 17 | 17 | #5,379 |
| 2019 | 13 | 13 | #6,649 |
| 2018 | 17 | 17 | #5,453 |
| 2017 | 18 | 18 | #5,222 |
| 2016 | 14 | 14 | #6,219 |
| 2015 | 14 | 14 | #6,175 |
| 2014 | 14 | 14 | #6,191 |
| 2012 | 18 | 18 | #5,173 |
| 2011 | 10 | 10 | #7,865 |
| 2010 | 11 | 11 | #7,393 |
| 2009 | 12 | 12 | #7,081 |
| 2008 | 9 | 9 | #8,744 |
| 2007 | 13 | 13 | #6,488 |
| 2006 | 12 | 12 | #6,739 |
| 2005 | 7 | 7 | #9,749 |
| 2004 | 8 | 8 | #8,622 |
| 2003 | 10 | 10 | #7,048 |
| 2002 | 9 | 9 | #7,424 |
| 2001 | 9 | 9 | #7,278 |
| 2000 | 9 | 9 | #7,186 |
| 1999 | 14 | 14 | #4,926 |
| 1998 | 10 | 10 | #6,134 |
| 1997 | 18 | — | #3,826 |
| 1996 | 11 | — | #5,404 |
| 1995 | 6 | — | #8,467 |
| 1994 | 10 | — | #5,731 |
| 1993 | 8 | — | #6,605 |
| 1992 | 9 | — | #5,948 |
| 1991 | 15 | — | #3,946 |
| 1990 | 9 | — | #5,646 |
| 1989 | 14 | — | #3,936 |
| 1988 | 14 | — | #3,632 |
| 1987 | 8 | — | #5,264 |
| 1986 | 9 | — | #4,700 |
| 1985 | 6 | — | #6,231 |
| 1984 | 14 | — | #3,206 |
| 1983 | 8 | — | #4,750 |
| 1982 | 13 | — | #3,418 |
| 1981 | 6 | — | #5,961 |
| 1980 | 18 | — | #2,683 |
| 1979 | 12 | — | #3,480 |
| 1978 | 14 | — | #3,015 |
| 1977 | 18 | — | #2,521 |
| 1976 | 15 | — | #2,773 |
| 1975 | 14 | — | #2,845 |
| 1974 | 15 | — | #2,628 |
| 1973 | 12 | — | #2,958 |
| 1972 | 16 | — | #2,383 |
| 1971 | 20 | — | #2,093 |
| 1970 | 15 | — | #2,463 |
| 1969 | 17 | — | #2,097 |
| 1968 | 15 | — | #2,158 |
| 1967 | 22 | — | #1,693 |
| 1966 | 17 | — | #1,938 |
| 1965 | 12 | — | #2,426 |
| 1964 | 13 | — | #2,373 |
| 1963 | 20 | — | #1,815 |
| 1962 | 10 | — | #2,782 |
| 1961 | 11 | — | #2,639 |
| 1960 | 11 | — | #2,628 |
| 1959 | 12 | — | #2,491 |
| 1958 | 8 | — | #3,182 |
| 1957 | 10 | — | #2,751 |
| 1956 | 5 | — | #4,268 |
| 1955 | 10 | — | #2,694 |
| 1954 | 9 | — | #2,875 |
| 1953 | 16 | — | #2,007 |
| 1952 | 15 | — | #2,049 |
| 1951 | 30 | — | #1,365 |
| 1950 | 16 | — | #1,921 |
| 1949 | 16 | — | #1,916 |
| 1948 | 12 | — | #2,285 |
| 1947 | 24 | — | #1,541 |
| 1946 | 25 | — | #1,426 |
| 1945 | 35 | — | #1,114 |
| 1944 | 38 | — | #1,081 |
| 1943 | 60 | — | #864 |
| 1942 | 142 | — | #513 |
| 1941 | 5 | — | #3,818 |