Recorded 1924–1946 Boys' name Peak 1938 33 births

Aruther — boys' name

33 babies named Aruther in U.S. Social Security records since 1924, with the highest year being 1938. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s51930s221940s6
1930s
Peak decade

67% of everyone ever named Aruther was born in this single decade.

1938
Single peak year

6 babies were named Aruther in 1938 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Aruther

The Social Security Administration has registered 33 babies named Aruther between 1924 and 1946, spanning 23 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Aruther currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1946. The name reached its historical peak in 1938, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Aruther performed strongest in the 1930s, accumulating 22 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Aruther shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Aruther 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 33 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.

Aruther at a glance

Last recorded 1946

Total births

33

Since 1924

23 years of records

Peak year

1938

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1930s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1946

Active since

1924

Recorded for 23 years

Last year on file: 1946

Aruther popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1946–1924

Last recorded 1946
Peak year (1938)
6
Annual births at peak — across 23 years of records
4.555.566.5 194619391938193519341924 5

Aruther by decade

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

Peak: 1930s
Peak decade
1930s
22 births that decade — 67% of Aruther's all-time total
1920s51930s221940s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Aruther?
33 babies have been named Aruther since 1924. It was last recorded in 1946. The peak year was 1938 with 6 births.
When was Aruther most popular?
Aruther was most popular in the 1930s decade with 22 total births. The single peak year was 1938.
How long has the name Aruther been used?
Aruther has been recorded in Social Security data since 1924, spanning 23 years of data through 1946.
What names are similar to Aruther?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Arun, Arush, Arul, Aruthur, and 1 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, 1924–1946 (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.