Recorded 1922–1941 Boys' name Peak 1922 21 births

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.

1920s111930s51940s5

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
1920s
Peak decade

52% of everyone ever named Arthel was born in this single decade.

1922
Single peak year

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 1941

Total births

21

Since 1922

20 years of records

Peak year

1922

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1941

Active since

1922

Recorded for 20 years

Last year on file: 1941

Arthel popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1941–1922

Last recorded 1941
Peak year (1922)
6
Annual births at peak — across 20 years of records
4.555.566.5 1941193319241922 6

Arthel by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
11 births that decade — 52% of Arthel's all-time total
1920s111930s51940s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Arthel?
21 babies have been named Arthel since 1922. It was last recorded in 1941. The peak year was 1922 with 6 births.
When was Arthel most popular?
Arthel was most popular in the 1920s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 1922.
How long has the name Arthel been used?
Arthel has been recorded in Social Security data since 1922, spanning 20 years of data through 1941.
What names are similar to Arthel?
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, 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.