Boys' name · since 1941
Macarthur
1,291 babies named Macarthur in U.S. Social Security records since 1941, with the highest year being 1942. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #4,367 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,853 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,291
- born since 1941
- 1940s
- peak decade
Macarthur currently ranks #10853 among boys' names in America, with 1,291 babies recorded since 1941.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Macarthur has been recorded 1,291 times among boys since 1941, currently ranked #10853 nationally and more common than 22% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 1940s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1941 to 2025.
- #4,367 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #10,853 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,291 born since 1941
- 1940s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Macarthur ranks #4,367 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,853 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,291 born since 1941, peaking in the 1940s.
- #4,367 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,853 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,291
- born since 1941
- 1940s
- peak decade
Macarthur's 1,291 recorded births place it above 90.39% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
14 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Mississippi.
How Macarthur compares
1,291 Top 28% higher than 72% 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
Macarthur's all-time total is 3x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Macarthur | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,291 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 142 | 34 | 22,252 |
Macarthur's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Macarthur splits its recorded history at 1983: 36% of all births land in the more recent half, 64% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1941 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1942 peak of 142 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Macarthur popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1941–2025
- Peak year (1942)
- 142
- Annual births at peak, across 85 years of records
Macarthur by decade
1940s is the heaviest window (357 births, 28% of the file).
1940s was Macarthur's strongest decade.
357 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.
Macarthur births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s
1940s
357 births
- 1950s 131
1950s
131 births
- 1960s
1960s
148 births
- 1970s
1970s
151 births
- 1980s 110
1980s
110 births
- 1990s 110
1990s
110 births
- 2000s 98
2000s
98 births
- 2010s 129
2010s
129 births
- 2020s 57
2020s
57 births
What this shows Peak: 1940s at 357 births (28% of all-time use).
How Macarthur 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 Macarthur's total volume
Macarthur by state
Where Macarthur concentrates geographically, total births since 1941
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Mississippi | | 35 | 2.7% |
| #2 | Alabama | | 23 | 1.8% |
| #3 | Tennessee | | 17 | 1.3% |
| #4 | Georgia | | 16 | 1.2% |
| #5 | North Carolina | | 16 | 1.2% |
| #6 | Virginia | | 16 | 1.2% |
| #7 | Kentucky | | 14 | 1.1% |
| #8 | Texas | | 7 | 0.5% |
35 of 1,291 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 14 reporting states.
Macarthur appears in 14 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Macarthur's data
- Macarthur's decade-level peak was the 1940s (357 total births); usage has since declined to 57 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Mississippi records the most Macarthurs (35 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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Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Macarthur
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Macarthur: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1942)
Similar record span (~84 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, 1941–2025 (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 Macarthur 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.