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 #1840

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Name B

Arthur

Boy name · Rank #105

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Metric Artist Arthur
Current Rank #1840 #105
Total Births (all years) 840 548,729
Peak Year 2022 1921
Peak Year Births 102 10,527
Peak Decade 2020s 1920s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1916 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Artist Arthur
1880s - 16,180
1890s - 16,349
1900s - 15,409
1910s 7 67,478
1920s 37 97,112
1930s 10 67,730
1940s 34 73,968
1950s 29 65,716
1960s - 39,622
1970s - 22,100
1980s 27 16,794
1990s 5 11,783
2000s 10 8,342
2010s 163 12,627
2020s 518 17,519

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 2,338
2021 90 2,477
2022 102 2,691
2023 90 2,832
2024 88 3,334
2025 69 3,847

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, 1916–2025.

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