boy's name
Arthor
- Gender Boy
- Letters 6
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 627
Arthor is a boy's name. In 2025 it was given to 6 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 1923, when 21 babies were given the name.
- After peaking in the 1920s it fell out of use, and is now climbing again — a classic revival.
- Today about 1 in 552,792 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1896.
Arthor over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1890s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1890s | 6 |
| 1900s | 5 |
| 1910s | 85 |
| 1920s | 154 |
| 1930s | 130 |
| 1940s | 113 |
| 1950s | 74 |
| 1960s | 11 |
| 1980s | 5 |
| 2010s | 5 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 25 |
How popular is Arthor?
In 2025, Arthor was given to 6 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Arthor is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Arthor
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Arthor also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Arthor over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Arthor
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Arthor — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Arthor
How popular is the name Arthor?
In 2025, Arthor was given to 6 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Arthor a girl's or a boy's name?
Arthor is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
When was Arthor most popular?
Arthor peaked in 1923, when 21 babies were given the name. After peaking in the 1920s it fell out of use, and is now climbing again — a classic revival.
Is Arthor a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Arthor currently ranks #11,617 in the United States. After peaking in the 1920s it fell out of use, and is now climbing again — a classic revival. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.