Boys' name · since 1917

Arthar

21 babies named Arthar in U.S. Social Security records since 1917, with the highest year being 1925. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#28,500 of 45,481
all-time among boys
21
born since 1917
1920s
peak decade

Arthar is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 21 have been recorded since 1917.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Arthar has been recorded 21 times among boys since 1917, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1917 to 1925.

  • #28,500 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 21 born since 1917
  • 1920s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Arthar ranks #28,500 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 21 born since 1917, peaking in the 1920s.

#28,500 of 45,481
all-time among boys
21
born since 1917
1920s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Arthar's 21 recorded births place it above 36.43% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Arthar's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Arthar's SSA record in two at 1922 and the more recent half accounts for 52% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 48%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1917, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1925 peak of 6, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Arthar popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1917–1925

Last recorded 1925
Peak year (1925)
6
Annual births at peak, across 9 years of records
4.555.566.5 1917191919221925 6

Arthar by decade

1920s is the heaviest window (11 births, 52% of the file).

1920s was Arthar's strongest decade.

11 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 52% of all-time use.

Arthar births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1920s at 11 births (52% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Arthar? ▼
Arthar has been given to 21 babies in the U.S. since 1917, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #28,500 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 1925. 6 babies were born in 1925, its single highest year.
Where does Arthar sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Arthar ranks #28,500 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Arthar most popular? ▼
Arthar was most popular in the 1920s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 1925.
How long has the name Arthar been used? ▼
Records for Arthar go back to 1917, giving 9 years of history through 1925.
What names are similar to Arthar? ▼
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.

Keep exploring Arthar

Nearby Names Like Arthar

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Arthar

Arthur Boy
#87 548,729 births
Arturo Boy
#627 57,082 births
Art Boy
#3383 6,141 births
Artis Boy
#4869 5,377 births
Arther Boy
#12015 4,993 births

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Vassar
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Arthar: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.

Data Sources

Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1917–1925 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Arthar draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.