Every name given to a US baby since 1880, ranked year by year — straight from Social Security Administration birth records. 105,966 names · 375,362,447 births · public domain.

Arther

#1,728 most common boys' name of all time · #4,195 across all names · 99% boys / 1% girls · used 1880–2025

Rank among boys
#1,728
Rank overall
#4,195 of 105,966
First appeared
1880 or earlier
Years on the list
117 of 146
All-time
5,040
Since 2016
20
Peak year
1922 #547
Best rank
#381 1884
Girls Boys peak 132/yr
18801900192019401960198020002020

Arther is in the records from the very first year available, so it was almost certainly in use before 1880 — the data simply doesn't go back further.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2025 — 5 5 #12,027
2023 — 5 5 #12,263
2022 — 5 5 #12,345
2021 — 5 5 #12,168
2002 — 5 5 #10,688
1997 — 6 6 #8,124
1994 — 7 7 #6,983
1992 — 5 5 #8,455
1989 — 9 9 #5,179
1988 — 8 8 #5,223
1987 — 7 7 #5,474
1986 — 8 8 #4,871
1984 — 5 5 #6,341
1983 — 11 11 #3,638
1982 — 7 7 #5,023
1981 — 10 10 #3,869
1980 — 9 9 #4,147
1979 — 16 16 #2,783
1978 — 5 5 #5,800
1977 — 13 13 #3,046
1976 — 9 9 #3,735
1975 — 8 8 #3,955
1974 — 8 8 #3,849
1973 — 13 13 #2,725
1972 — 12 12 #2,825
1971 — 12 12 #2,822
1970 — 17 17 #2,219
1969 — 8 8 #3,324
1968 — 19 19 #1,841
1967 — 12 12 #2,364
1966 — 15 15 #2,047
1965 — 19 19 #1,809
1964 — 23 23 #1,658
1963 — 15 15 #2,122
1962 — 14 14 #2,188
1961 — 25 25 #1,604
1960 — 22 22 #1,735
1959 — 39 39 #1,249
1958 — 31 31 #1,398
1957 — 32 32 #1,390
1956 — 27 27 #1,513
1955 — 41 41 #1,168
1954 — 49 49 #1,069
1953 — 39 39 #1,192
1952 — 42 42 #1,138
1951 — 54 54 #950
1950 — 40 40 #1,126
1949 — 45 45 #1,051
1948 — 56 56 #926
1947 — 63 63 #879
1946 6 50 56 #944
1945 — 62 62 #783
1944 — 74 74 #722
1943 — 71 71 #774
1942 — 82 82 #707
1941 — 73 73 #724
1940 7 95 102 #608
1939 — 95 95 #594
1938 6 100 106 #587
1937 5 85 90 #643
1936 — 72 72 #700
1935 — 115 115 #539
1934 — 96 96 #601
1933 — 99 99 #584
1932 — 117 117 #542
1931 — 128 128 #508
1930 — 116 116 #559
1929 — 128 128 #517
1928 7 112 119 #585
1927 — 119 119 #564
1926 6 111 117 #598
1925 — 119 119 #570
1924 5 104 109 #629
1923 5 122 127 #565
1922 — 132 132 #547
1921 — 110 110 #604
1920 — 113 113 #587
1919 — 120 120 #546
1918 — 94 94 #634
1917 — 122 122 #523
1916 — 89 89 #617
1915 — 86 86 #622
1914 — 76 76 #578
1913 — 53 53 #605
1912 — 52 52 #558
1911 — 35 35 #500
1910 — 35 35 #469
1909 — 35 35 #425
1908 — 28 28 #468
1907 — 20 20 #547
1906 — 18 18 #554
1905 — 25 25 #437
1904 — 24 24 #439
1903 — 11 11 #707
1902 — 26 26 #397
1901 — 17 17 #476
1900 — 30 30 #416
1899 — 16 16 #490
1898 — 18 18 #489
1897 — 17 17 #482
1896 — 19 19 #472
1895 — 24 24 #393
1894 — 24 24 #384
1893 — 12 12 #582
1892 — 20 20 #431
1891 — 17 17 #432
1890 — 16 16 #472
1889 — 8 8 #735
1888 — 9 9 #715
1887 — 9 9 #636
1886 — 16 16 #454
1885 — 22 22 #383
1884 — 22 22 #381
1883 — 17 17 #442
1882 — 16 16 #459
1881 — 18 18 #410
1880 — 17 17 #428