Boys' name · since 1880
Arther
4,993 babies named Arther in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 1922. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #1,775 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,015 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,993
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
Arther currently ranks #12015 among boys' names in America, with 4,993 babies recorded since 1880.
Social Security Administration records show Arther recorded 4,993 times among boys since 1880, holding rank #12015 nationally today, ahead of 14% of boys, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.
- #1,775 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #12,015 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 4,993 born since 1880
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Arther ranks #1,775 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,015 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 4,993 born since 1880, peaking in the 1920s.
- #1,775 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,015 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,993
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
Arther's 4,993 recorded births place it above 96.09% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
18 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Mississippi.
How Arther compares
4,993 Top 13% higher than 87% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Arther's all-time total is 14x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Arther | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 4,993 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 132 | 34 | 22,252 |
Arther's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Arther's full recorded timeline at 1938, 33% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 67% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1978, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1922 peak of 132 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Arther popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (1922)
- 132
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Arther popularity over time - girls
47 total births recorded since 1923 (Arther as girls' name)
Arther by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (1,170 births, 23% of the file).
1920s was Arther's strongest decade.
1,170 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 23% of all-time use.
Arther births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 154
1880s
154 births
- 1890s 183
1890s
183 births
- 1900s 234
1900s
234 births
- 1910s
1910s
762 births
- 1920s
1920s
1,170 births
- 1930s
1930s
1,023 births
- 1940s
1940s
671 births
- 1950s 394
1950s
394 births
- 1960s 172
1960s
172 births
- 1970s 113
1970s
113 births
- 1980s 74
1980s
74 births
- 1990s 18
1990s
18 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
- 2020s 20
2020s
20 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 1,170 births (23% of all-time use).
How Arther compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Arther's total volume
Arther by state
Where Arther concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Mississippi | | 563 | 11.3% |
| #2 | Alabama | | 461 | 9.2% |
| #3 | Georgia | | 325 | 6.5% |
| #4 | Texas | | 293 | 5.9% |
| #5 | Arkansas | | 229 | 4.6% |
| #6 | Louisiana | | 206 | 4.1% |
| #7 | South Carolina | | 152 | 3.0% |
| #8 | Tennessee | | 144 | 2.9% |
563 of 4,993 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 18 reporting states.
Arther appears in 18 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Arther's data
- Arther's decade-level peak was the 1920s (1,170 total births); usage has since declined to 20 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Mississippi records the most Arthers (563 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Mississippi names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Arther: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1922)
Similar record span (~145 yrs)
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, 1880–2025 (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 Arther 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.