Arthur Name Popularity

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How popular is Arthur?

In 2018 the somewhat popular name Arthur, ranked the 230th Most Popular Boys Name in the United States.

Presently one of the top 250 most popular, Arthur has been a top 500 placer since the Social Security Administration began keeping records in 1880.

Position 14, its highest popularity RANKING, was reached for the first time in 1880 and as recently as 1901.

However, the name was bestowed upon the greatest number of babies in 1921 with 10,527 occurrences.

In any year, the least number of babies named Arthur was 727 in 2010.

Decidely upward trends in the number of babies given the name Arthur occurred roughly during the years 1897-1900, 1909-1918, 1939-1942, 1944-1947, and 2010-2017, whereas unequivocal downward movement occurred about 1971-1974, and 1990-1996.

The popularity trend for Arthur has been moving upward for a while. Of late, continuing the trend, the number of parents selecting the name Arthur for their newborn has risen.

What does the future hold for the popularity of Arthur?

Overall, when compared to its most prominent year, the name's popularity is at a very low point.

The name Arthur is favored by many parents and will probably continue to rise upward in popularity.

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		Arthur (Girl)		Arthur (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		< 5	--	1,642	230
2017		< 5	--	1,509	246
2016		5	16,505	1,342	272
2015		< 5	--	1,245	292
2014		< 5	--	1,149	306
2013		< 5	--	1,027	323
2012		< 5	--	865	355
2011		< 5	--	892	339
2010		< 5	--	727	390
2009		< 5	--	811	375
2008		< 5	--	862	363
2007		< 5	--	818	374
2006		< 5	--	792	377
2005		< 5	--	830	356
2004		< 5	--	792	355
2003		< 5	--	795	351
2002		< 5	--	844	326
2001		< 5	--	881	318
2000		< 5	--	914	316
1999		< 5	--	874	320
1998		< 5	--	982	290
1997		< 5	--	973	287
1996		< 5	--	1,008	276
1995		< 5	--	1,111	254
1994		6	11,915	1,161	248
1993		5	13,633	1,240	235
1992		7	10,582	1,412	219
1991		12	7,010	1,475	212
1990		8	9,312	1,541	196
1989		8	8,821	1,534	189
1988		13	5,923	1,553	182
1987		15	5,089	1,556	177
1986		16	4,739	1,570	170
1985		17	4,468	1,713	158
1984		15	4,751	1,699	159
1983		22	3,557	1,746	157
1982		18	4,176	1,795	157
1981		16	4,544	1,802	152
1980		18	4,157	1,818	147
1979		17	4,240	1,864	143
1978		18	3,930	1,875	141
1977		9	6,385	1,972	134
1976		19	3,549	1,904	137
1975		22	3,168	2,021	128
1974		19	3,435	2,074	126
1973		22	3,028	2,207	119
1972		26	2,686	2,396	119
1971		21	3,171	2,816	117
1970		30	2,451	2,981	111
1969		23	2,771	3,137	97
1968		37	1,976	3,041	98
1967		29	2,219	3,311	94
1966		12	3,749	3,483	96
1965		34	1,995	3,776	96
1964		36	1,978	4,150	90
1963		29	2,214	4,274	91
1962		33	2,032	4,440	91
1961		25	2,412	4,812	85
1960		30	2,104	5,193	82
1959		28	2,153	5,466	77
1958		25	2,262	5,666	71
1957		34	1,872	6,059	66
1956		34	1,835	6,277	60
1955		34	1,804	6,570	56
1954		37	1,679	6,859	52
1953		33	1,740	7,002	50
1952		34	1,683	7,234	47
1951		28	1,844	7,414	44
1950		24	1,957	7,161	46
1949		41	1,438	7,478	44
1948		27	1,823	7,582	44
1947		30	1,755	8,252	38
1946		33	1,533	7,537	36
1945		32	1,421	6,800	34
1944		46	1,154	7,254	29
1943		42	1,252	7,783	30
1942		37	1,325	8,027	29
1941		35	1,296	6,738	33
1940		39	1,171	6,508	33
1939		42	1,106	6,381	32
1938		43	1,094	6,523	32
1937		58	904	6,314	31
1936		54	930	6,264	30
1935		43	1,056	6,549	29
1934		52	955	6,441	29
1933		47	1,009	6,521	25
1932		57	934	6,916	25
1931		68	830	7,526	23
1930		80	786	8,280	23
1929		90	735	8,473	22
1928		94	731	8,879	22
1927		82	801	9,339	22
1926		78	829	9,467	20
1925		78	842	9,986	20
1924		56	1,032	10,173	20
1923		57	993	9,922	19
1922		55	1,008	10,115	19
1921		52	1,045	10,527	19
1920		64	908	10,237	18
1919		57	933	9,539	19
1918		65	886	10,105	17
1917		47	1,027	9,282	17
1916		37	1,170	8,921	18
1915		38	1,096	8,564	18
1914		25	1,234	6,641	18
1913		16	1,471	5,422	17
1912		22	1,122	4,685	15
1911		13	1,307	2,376	18
1910		14	1,213	1,942	17
1909		6	1,978	1,665	18
1908		11	1,265	1,601	16
1907		13	1,095	1,553	16
1906		8	1,425	1,486	15
1905		14	1,017	1,505	16
1904		9	1,263	1,495	15
1903		5	1,812	1,435	15
1902		6	1,612	1,486	15
1901		7	1,347	1,329	14
1900		17	922	1,853	15
1899		11	988	1,357	14
1898		7	1,382	1,619	14
1897		6	1,397	1,647	14
1896		10	1,052	1,821	14
1895		8	1,206	1,666	14
1894		6	1,366	1,712	14
1893		10	961	1,635	14
1892		9	1,020	1,768	14
1891		7	1,103	1,514	14
1890		8	1,011	1,610	14
1889		9	909	1,668	14
1888		8	965	1,710	14
1887		9	796	1,489	14
1886		8	836	1,656	14
1885		10	699	1,516	15
1884		7	860	1,690	14
1883		5	933	1,591	14
1882		5	918	1,686	14
1881		< 5	--	1,575	14
1880		5	843	1,599	14

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.