Recorded 1983–2018 Boys' name Peak 1983 11 births

Arcus — boys' name

11 babies named Arcus in U.S. Social Security records since 1983, with the highest year being 1983. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s62010s5

The verdict

11 boys have been named Arcus since 1983, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 2018.

11
total births
1983–2018
years on record
1980s
peak decade
55%
born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade

55% of everyone ever named Arcus was born in this single decade.

1983
Single peak year

6 babies were named Arcus in 1983 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Arcus

The Social Security Administration has registered 11 babies named Arcus between 1983 and 2018, spanning 36 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Arcus currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2018. The name reached its historical peak in 1983, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Arcus performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 6 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Arcus shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Arcus in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 11 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Arcus at a glance

Last recorded 2018

Total births

11

Since 1983

36 years of records

Peak year

1983

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2018

Active since

1983

Recorded for 36 years

Last year on file: 2018

Arcus popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2018–1983

Last recorded 2018
Peak year (1983)
6
Annual births at peak — across 36 years of records
4.555.566.5 20181983 6

Arcus by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
6 births that decade — 55% of Arcus's all-time total
1980s62010s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Arcus?
11 babies have been named Arcus since 1983. It was last recorded in 2018. The peak year was 1983 with 6 births.
When was Arcus most popular?
Arcus was most popular in the 1980s decade with 6 total births. The single peak year was 1983.
How long has the name Arcus been used?
Arcus has been recorded in Social Security data since 1983, spanning 36 years of data through 2018.
What names are similar to Arcus?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Archie, Archer, Archibald, Arch, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1983–2018 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.