boy's name

Arty

  • Gender Boy
  • Syllables 2
  • Letters 4
  • Popularity Rare
  • Births on record 234

Arty is a boy's name with 2 syllables. In 2021 it was given to 9 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.

  • Peaked in 1961, when 11 babies were given the name.
  • It is a recent arrival in the birth records.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1936.
  • 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.

Arty over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1930s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2021, not a full ten years.

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'30 '40 '50 '60 '70 '80 '20
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Births named Arty by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1930s 13
1940s 10
1950s 37
1960s 54
1970s 28
1980s 7
2020s (to 2021) 9

How popular is Arty?

In 2021, Arty was given to 9 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.

Where Arty is used

England & Wales #5,127 4 in 2025
France #7,234 5 in 2022
United States #8,804 9 in 2021

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

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 Arty

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Arty also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Arty over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Arty

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Arty — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Arty

How popular is the name Arty?

In 2021, Arty was given to 9 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.

Is Arty a girl's or a boy's name?

Arty is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.

How many syllables are in Arty?

Arty has 2 syllables.

When was Arty most popular?

Arty peaked in 1961, when 11 babies were given the name. It is a recent arrival in the birth records.

Is Arty a good name?

That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Arty currently ranks #5,127 in the United States. It is a recent arrival in the birth records. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.