Arthor — #12347 US boys' name

What the Data Says About Arthor

The Social Security Administration has registered 607 babies named Arthor between 1896 and 2024, spanning 129 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Arthor currently holds the #12347 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1923, when 21 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Arthor performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 154 births during that ten-year window. Across the 11 decades of recorded activity, Arthor shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Georgia, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Arthor in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Arthor 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 607 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.