Arthur

Primarily a boy's name · 99% 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 1880 and has been recorded in 145 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1921 with 10,527 babies (rank #19 that year). In 2024 it was given to 3,318 boys (rank #105). 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.

548,057

Total babies (all years)

145

Years in the data

10,527

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
In Charles Dickens: Arthur Clennam — Little Dorrit's rescuer

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
1880	1,599	#14
1881	1,575	#14
1882	1,686	#14
1883	1,591	#14
1884	1,690	#14
1885	1,516	#15
1886	1,656	#14
1887	1,489	#14
1888	1,710	#14
1889	1,668	#14
1890	1,610	#14
1891	1,514	#14
1892	1,768	#14
1893	1,635	#14
1894	1,712	#14
1895	1,666	#14
1896	1,821	#14
1897	1,647	#14
1898	1,619	#14
1899	1,357	#14
1900	1,853	#15
1901	1,329	#14
1902	1,487	#15
1903	1,435	#15
1904	1,495	#15
1905	1,505	#16
1906	1,486	#15
1907	1,553	#16
1908	1,601	#16
1909	1,665	#18
1910	1,942	#17
1911	2,376	#18
1912	4,685	#15
1913	5,422	#17
1914	6,641	#18
1915	8,564	#18
1916	8,921	#18
1917	9,282	#17
1918	10,105	#17
1919	9,540	#19
1920	10,236	#18
1921	10,527	#19
1922	10,114	#19
1923	9,924	#19
1924	10,172	#20
1925	9,986	#20
1926	9,465	#20
1927	9,338	#22
1928	8,880	#22
1929	8,470	#22
1930	8,284	#23
1931	7,525	#23
1932	6,916	#25
1933	6,526	#25
1934	6,442	#29
1935	6,548	#29
1936	6,264	#30
1937	6,321	#31
1938	6,524	#32
1939	6,380	#32
1940	6,510	#33
1941	6,738	#33
1942	8,028	#29
1943	7,785	#30
1944	7,254	#30
1945	6,801	#34
1946	7,537	#36
1947	8,255	#38
1948	7,577	#44
1949	7,481	#44
1950	7,161	#46
1951	7,414	#44
1952	7,236	#47
1953	7,000	#50
1954	6,858	#52
1955	6,571	#56
1956	6,288	#60
1957	6,053	#66
1958	5,665	#72
1959	5,474	#76
1960	5,194	#82
1961	4,813	#85
1962	4,443	#91
1963	4,271	#91
1964	4,150	#89
1965	3,777	#96
1966	3,483	#96
1967	3,311	#94
1968	3,041	#98
1969	3,137	#97
1970	2,981	#111
1971	2,816	#117
1972	2,395	#119
1973	2,205	#119
1974	2,074	#126
1975	2,022	#128
1976	1,904	#137
1977	1,969	#135
1978	1,873	#141
1979	1,863	#143
1980	1,821	#147
1981	1,802	#152
1982	1,794	#157
1983	1,747	#157
1984	1,700	#159
1985	1,717	#158
1986	1,571	#170
1987	1,557	#177
1988	1,553	#183
1989	1,533	#189
1990	1,541	#197
1991	1,477	#212
1992	1,412	#219
1993	1,241	#234
1994	1,160	#248
1995	1,113	#254
1996	1,008	#276
1997	973	#287
1998	983	#289
1999	874	#320
2000	914	#316
2001	881	#319
2002	844	#326
2003	795	#351
2004	792	#355
2005	830	#356
2006	792	#378
2007	819	#375
2008	862	#363
2009	812	#374
2010	729	#388
2011	893	#339
2012	865	#355
2013	1,034	#321
2014	1,153	#306
2015	1,247	#292
2016	1,345	#273
2017	1,514	#245
2018	1,653	#229
2019	2,193	#177
2020	2,335	#163
2021	2,475	#155
2022	2,689	#140
2023	2,830	#130
2024	3,318	#105