Argus — boys' name

What the Data Says About Argus

The Social Security Administration has registered 199 babies named Argus between 1912 and 2023, spanning 112 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Argus currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 1921, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Argus performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 76 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Argus shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Arkansas, which accounts for 16 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Argus in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Argus 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 199 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.