Arthel — boys' name
21 babies named Arthel in U.S. Social Security records since 1922, with the highest year being 1922. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
The verdict
21 boys have been named Arthel since 1922, peaking in the 1920s, last recorded in 1941.
- 21
- total births
- 1922–1941
- years on record
- 1920s
- peak decade
- 52%
- born in that decade
52% of everyone ever named Arthel was born in this single decade.
6 babies were named Arthel in 1922 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Arthel
The Social Security Administration has registered 21 babies named Arthel between 1922 and 1941, spanning 20 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Arthel currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1941. The name reached its historical peak in 1922, when 6 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Arthel performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 11 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Arthel shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.
No etymological entry is currently available for Arthel 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 21 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.
Arthel at a glance
Last recorded 1941Peak year
Current rank
Active since
Arthel popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1941–1922
- Peak year (1922)
- 6
- Annual births at peak — across 20 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000 — last recorded 1941.
21 total births across 20 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1922 with 6 births in a single year.
Arthel by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1920s
- 11 births that decade — 52% of Arthel's all-time total
Arthel decade highlights
- Peak decade 11 births
- Runner-up 5 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
1920s was Arthel's strongest decade
11 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 52% of all-time use.
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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, 1922–1941 (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.