Boys' name · since 1912
Mcarthur
Since 1912, U.S. Social Security records show 2,275 babies named Mcarthur, peaking in 1942. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #3,042 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 2,275
- born since 1912
- 1940s
- peak decade
Mcarthur is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 2,275 have been recorded since 1912.
Mcarthur has 2,275 recorded births among boys since 1912, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1940s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1912 to 2023.
- #3,042 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 2,275 born since 1912
- 1940s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mcarthur ranks #3,042 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 2,275 born since 1912, peaking in the 1940s.
- #3,042 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 2,275
- born since 1912
- 1940s
- peak decade
Mcarthur's 2,275 recorded births place it above 93.3% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
14 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Georgia.
Mcarthur's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Mcarthur splits its recorded history at 1975: 19% of all births land in the more recent half, 81% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1996 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1942 peak of 290 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Mcarthur popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1912–2023
- Peak year (1942)
- 290
- Annual births at peak, across 112 years of records
Mcarthur by decade
1940s is the heaviest window (980 births, 43% of the file).
1940s was Mcarthur's strongest decade.
980 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.
Mcarthur births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 13
1910s
13 births
- 1930s 19
1930s
19 births
- 1940s
1940s
980 births
- 1950s 365
1950s
365 births
- 1960s 323
1960s
323 births
- 1970s 216
1970s
216 births
- 1980s 156
1980s
156 births
- 1990s 96
1990s
96 births
- 2000s 56
2000s
56 births
- 2010s 38
2010s
38 births
- 2020s 13
2020s
13 births
What this shows Peak: 1940s at 980 births (43% of all-time use).
How Mcarthur 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 Mcarthur's total volume
Mcarthur by state
Where Mcarthur concentrates geographically, total births since 1912
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Georgia | | 202 | 8.9% |
| #2 | Mississippi | | 196 | 8.6% |
| #3 | Alabama | | 169 | 7.4% |
| #4 | South Carolina | | 124 | 5.5% |
| #5 | North Carolina | | 91 | 4.0% |
| #6 | Louisiana | | 72 | 3.2% |
| #7 | Texas | | 62 | 2.7% |
| #8 | Virginia | | 45 | 2.0% |
202 of 2,275 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 14 reporting states.
Mcarthur appears in 14 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Mcarthur's data
- Mcarthur's decade-level peak was the 1940s (980 total births); usage has since declined to 13 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Georgia records the most Mcarthurs (202 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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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Mcarthur: 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 (~111 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, 1912–2023 (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 Mcarthur 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.