Boys' name · since 1896
Arthor
613 babies named Arthor in U.S. Social Security records since 1896, with the highest year being 1923. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #6,968 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,737 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 613
- born since 1896
- 1920s
- peak decade
613 babies have been named Arthor since 1896, making it today's #10737 boys' name.
Arthor has 613 recorded births among boys since 1896, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #10737 as of the latest data, more common than 23% of boys, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1896 to 2025.
- #6,968 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #10,737 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 613 born since 1896
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Arthor ranks #6,968 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,737 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 613 born since 1896, peaking in the 1920s.
- #6,968 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,737 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 613
- born since 1896
- 1920s
- peak decade
Arthor's 613 recorded births place it above 84.65% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Georgia.
How Arthor compares
613 Top 40% higher than 60% 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
Arthor's all-time total is 66% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Arthor | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 613 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 21 | 34 | 22,252 |
Arthor's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Arthor splits its recorded history at 1938: 43% of all births land in the more recent half, 57% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1905 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1923 peak of 21 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Arthor popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1896–2025
- Peak year (1923)
- 21
- Annual births at peak, across 130 years of records
Arthor by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (154 births, 25% of the file).
1920s was Arthor's strongest decade.
154 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 25% of all-time use.
Arthor births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 6
1890s
6 births
- 1900s 5
1900s
5 births
- 1910s
1910s
85 births
- 1920s
1920s
154 births
- 1930s
1930s
130 births
- 1940s
1940s
113 births
- 1950s
1950s
74 births
- 1960s 11
1960s
11 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
- 2020s 25
2020s
25 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 154 births (25% of all-time use).
How Arthor 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 Arthor's total volume
Arthor by state
Where Arthor concentrates geographically, total births since 1896
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Georgia | | 5 | 0.8% |
5 of 613 births nationwide.
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What to do with Arthor's data
- Arthor's decade-level peak was the 1920s (154 total births); usage has since declined to 25 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Georgia records the most Arthors (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Georgia names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Arthor: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1923)
Similar record span (~129 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, 1896–2025 (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 Arthor 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.