Arthur

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Meaning

Arthur is a masculine given name of uncertain etymology. Its popularity derives from it being the name of the legendary hero King Arthur. A common spelling variant used in many Slavic, Romance, and Germanic languages is Artur.

From Wikipedia

Arthur first appears in the data in 1952 and has been recorded in 23 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2024 with 656 babies (rank #16 that year). In 2025 it was given to 653 boys (rank #17). The name has been rising over the last five years.

Numerology of Arthur

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Arthur yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

5Destiny numberThe free spiritCurious, restless, energised by change.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
4Soul urgeThe builderPractical, steady, gets results through hard work.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
1PersonalityThe leaderIndependent, pioneering, drawn to going first.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

5,077

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

656

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Also a character in

In Peaky Blinders: Arthur Shelby — the eldest brother
In The Brontë Novels: Arthur Huntingdon — Helen Graham's dissolute husband
In Agatha Christie: Captain Arthur Hastings — Poirot's Watson

Famous people named Arthur

Arthur Schopenhauermusicologist · b. 1788
Arthur Rimbaudarms trader · b. 1854
Arthur C. Clarkescience fiction writer · b. 1917
Arthur Millerprose writer · b. 1915
Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellingtongeneral field marshal · b. 1769

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1952	106	#67
1953	105	#65
1954	73	#82
1955	74	#83
1956	73	#82
1958	65	#93
1959	60	#99
1960	93	#90
1961	40	#106
1962	32	#111
1963	33	#111
2014	10	#176
2015	15	#148
2016	21	#150
2017	194	#90
2018	317	#74
2019	568	#53
2020	539	#40
2021	475	#28
2022	428	#28
2023	447	#20
2024	656	#16
2025	653	#17