Artist vs Arthur

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

Name A

Artist

Boy name · Rank #1850

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Name B

Arthur

Boy name · Rank #105

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Metric Artist Arthur
Current Rank #1850 #105
Total Births (all years) 769 544,857
Peak Year 2022 1921
Peak Year Births 101 10,527
Peak Decade 2020ss 1920ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1916 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Artist Arthur
1880ss — 16,180
1890ss — 16,349
1900ss — 15,409
1910ss 7 67,478
1920ss 37 97,112
1930ss 10 67,730
1940ss 34 73,966
1950ss 29 65,720
1960ss — 39,620
1970ss — 22,102
1980ss 27 16,795
1990ss 5 11,782
2000ss 10 8,341
2010ss 163 12,626
2020ss 447 13,647

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Artist Arthur
2014 10 1,153
2015 — 1,247
2016 9 1,345
2017 24 1,514
2018 38 1,653
2019 67 2,193
2020 79 2,335
2021 90 2,475
2022 101 2,689
2023 90 2,830
2024 87 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, 1916–2024.

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