Arty vs Arthur

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

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Arty

Boy name

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Name B

Arthur

Boy name · Rank #105

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Metric Arty Arthur
Current Rank Unranked #105
Total Births (all years) 158 544,857
Peak Year 1961 1921
Peak Year Births 11 10,527
Peak Decade 1960ss 1920ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1936 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Arty Arthur
1880ss — 16,180
1890ss — 16,349
1900ss — 15,409
1910ss — 67,478
1920ss — 97,112
1930ss 13 67,730
1940ss 10 73,966
1950ss 37 65,720
1960ss 54 39,620
1970ss 28 22,102
1980ss 7 16,795
1990ss — 11,782
2000ss — 8,341
2010ss — 12,626
2020ss 9 13,647

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Arty Arthur
2014 — 1,153
2015 — 1,247
2016 — 1,345
2017 — 1,514
2018 — 1,653
2019 — 2,193
2020 — 2,335
2021 9 2,475
2022 — 2,689
2023 — 2,830
2024 — 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, 1936–2021.

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