US rank #5159 Boys' name Peak 2022 194 births

Arth — #5159 US boys' name

194 babies named Arth in U.S. Social Security records since 1998, with the highest year being 2022. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s62000s222010s792020s87
#5159
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 64% of names given to boys today.

2020s
Peak decade

45% of everyone ever named Arth was born in this single decade.

2022
Single peak year

20 babies were named Arth in 2022 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Arth

The Social Security Administration has registered 194 babies named Arth between 1998 and 2024, spanning 27 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Arth currently holds the #5159 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2022, when 20 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Arth performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 87 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Arth shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 17 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Arth in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Arth 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 194 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.

Arth at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

194

Since 1998

27 years of records

Peak year

2022

20 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#5,159

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1998

Recorded for 27 years

Last year on file: 2024

Arth popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1998

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2022)
20
Annual births at peak — across 27 years of records
510152025 2024202120182014201120071998 6

Arth by decade

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

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
87 births that decade — 45% of Arth's all-time total
1990s62000s222010s792020s87

Arth by state

Where Arth concentrates geographically — total births since 1998

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Arth
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
17 8.8%
California share of Arth's total US births 8.8%

17 of 194 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Arth?
194 babies have been named Arth since 1998. It currently ranks #5159 among boys. The peak year was 2022 with 20 births.
When was Arth most popular?
Arth was most popular in the 2020s decade with 87 total births. The single peak year was 2022.
Where is Arth most popular?
The top states for the name Arth are California (17 births).
How long has the name Arth been used?
Arth has been recorded in Social Security data since 1998, spanning 27 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Arth?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Arthur, Arturo, Art, Artis, 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, 1998–2024 (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.