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.
67% of everyone ever named Aruther was born in this single decade.
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 1946Peak year
Current rank
Active since
Aruther popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1946–1924
- Peak year (1938)
- 6
- Annual births at peak — across 23 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000 — last recorded 1946.
33 total births across 23 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1938 with 6 births in a single year.
Aruther by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1930s
- 22 births that decade — 67% of Aruther's all-time total
Aruther decade highlights
- Peak decade 22 births
- Runner-up 6 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
1930s was Aruther's strongest decade
22 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 67% of all-time use.
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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.