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 1996 and has been recorded in 29 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2019 with 4,211 babies (rank #4 that year). In 2024 it was given to 3,368 boys (rank #4). 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.

43,586

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

4,211

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
1996	129	#234
1997	143	#222
1998	162	#201
1999	193	#178
2000	161	#201
2001	193	#182
2002	191	#186
2003	233	#168
2004	303	#151
2005	375	#135
2006	454	#120
2007	402	#135
2008	608	#101
2009	712	#93
2010	786	#82
2011	961	#68
2012	1,310	#52
2013	1,559	#43
2014	1,649	#41
2015	1,966	#37
2016	2,270	#30
2017	2,795	#19
2018	3,644	#7
2019	4,211	#4
2020	4,052	#3
2021	3,766	#4
2022	3,603	#6
2023	3,387	#6
2024	3,368	#4