Artemas vs Arthur

Side-by-side comparison of Artemas and Arthur — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Artemas

Boy name · Rank #11000

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Name B

Arthur

Boy name · Rank #105

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Metric Artemas Arthur
Current Rank #11000 #105
Total Births (all years) 66 544,857
Peak Year 1979 1921
Peak Year Births 8 10,527
Peak Decade 1970ss 1920ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1917 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Artemas Arthur
1880ss — 16,180
1890ss — 16,349
1900ss — 15,409
1910ss 11 67,478
1920ss — 97,112
1930ss — 67,730
1940ss 5 73,966
1950ss 5 65,720
1960ss — 39,620
1970ss 19 22,102
1980ss 10 16,795
1990ss — 11,782
2000ss 5 8,341
2010ss — 12,626
2020ss 11 13,647

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Artemas Arthur
2014 — 1,153
2015 — 1,247
2016 — 1,345
2017 — 1,514
2018 — 1,653
2019 — 2,193
2020 5 2,335
2021 — 2,475
2022 — 2,689
2023 — 2,830
2024 6 3,318

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1917–2024.

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