Arthur
2025 SSA
Below 5 births
About Arthur
Arthur, once the shining head of the Knights of the Round Table, is, after decades of neglect, now being polished up and restored by stylish parents, inspired perhaps by the new generation of royals. Arthur has led the list of possible names for the young British princes, chosen as a middle name for Prince Louis, son of William and Catherine, Prince and Princess of Wales.
Arthur for boys#87 US
In addition to its leading role in the Arthurian legends, Arthurs figure prominently in Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter, Edgar Allan Poe's The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket and George Eliot's Adam Bede. There are also countless Arthurs in children's literature, movies, and TV -- including The Fonz of Happy Days fame. More recently, Arthur was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Santa in the eponymous movie Arthur Christmas.
Arthur has many notable namesakes, including playwright Arthur Miller; writer/astronomer Arthur C. Clarke; writers Arthur Conan Doyle, Arthur Rimbaud and Arthur Koestler; philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer; conductor Arthur Fiedler; and tennis great Arthur Ashe, the first African American to win the U.S. Open. Queen Victoria's seventh child was Prince Arthur.
Arthur was a Top 20 name from at least 1880 through 1926. And in 2011, actress Selma Blair named her son Arthur Saint.
Arthur for girls
You might be surprised to see Arthur listed as a feminine name, but our database pulls in every name that appears on every name popularity list from anywhere ever. (Note: Lots of countries don't keep name popularity data, but if they do, we have it). Therefore some parents at some point named their daughters Arthur.
While Arthur appearing as a girl name might sometimes have been down to registrar error, it could equally have been a given to a girl if it was a family name (or surname) that may not have otherwise been passed on. Regardless of the reasons, more than 3000 girls have been registered as Arthur in the US since records began in the late 19th century and at its 1928 peak, it was given to 94 girls, which can't all have been accidental! Besides, if James and Wyatt can be girls' names, why NOT Arthur? The nicknames Art or Artie are certainly gender-neutral after all. In fact, seven girls were called Arthur in the US in a recent year, after than name being exclusively masculine for most of the 90s and 2000s.
Pronounced AHR-thur.
As of October 2026, Arthur ranked #87 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #14 in 1887, Nameberry popularity #15.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank · boys | Births · boys | US rank · girls | Births · girls |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #306 | 1,153 | — | 0 |
| 2015 | #292 | 1,247 | — | 0 |
| 2016 | #273 | 1,345 | — | 0 |
| 2017 | #245 | 1,514 | — | 0 |
| 2018 | #229 | 1,653 | — | 0 |
| 2019 | #177 | 2,193 | — | 0 |
| 2020 | #163 | 2,335 | — | 0 |
| 2021 | #155 | 2,475 | — | 0 |
| 2022 | #140 | 2,689 | — | 0 |
| 2023 | #130 | 2,830 | — | 0 |
| 2024 | #105 | 3,318 | — | 0 |
| 2025 | #87 | 3,847 | — | 0 |
World rankings
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Scottish physician and novelist
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brother of U.S. President Richard Nixon
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French poet
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German philosopher
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English book illustrator
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English archaeologist
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English actor
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American playwright
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Canadian,American TV presenter
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American singer of duo Simon & Garfunkel
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Polish,American pianist
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Australian cricketer
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English Army general
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English cricketer
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American Navy admiral
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son of actor Andrew Lincoln
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son of singers Sam Amidon and Beth Orton
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son of Ben Elliot and Mary,Clare Winwood; great,nephew of the Duchess of Cornwall; grandson of musician Steve Winwood
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son of Pippa Middleton and James Matthews; nephew of Kate Middleton, Duchess of Cambridge
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novelist
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Arthur in pop culture
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legendary King of England
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aardvark main character of the Arthur book and TV series
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character in ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’
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aka The Fonz, character on TV's ‘Happy Days’
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character in the ‘Harry Potter’ series
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character in the 2010 American movie ‘Inception’
- Uncle ArthurBoy
character on the television show ‘Bewitched’
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character on TV's ‘Orphan Black’
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character in ‘Little Dorrit’, written by Charles Dickens
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character in ‘Alien’
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fictional character in ‘The Scarlet Letter’
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fictional character in George Eliot’s ‘Adam Bede’
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aka Drax the Destroyer, character in Marvel Comics
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character in Douglas Adams’ book ‘The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy’
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character in Oscar Wilde’s ‘An Ideal Husband’
- Arthur HackettBoy
character on the American television show ‘Pretty Little Liars’
- Arthur KirklandBoy
personification of the United Kingdom in the manga and anime series ‘Axis Powers: Hetalia’
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character in the novel ‘Station Eleven’
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character in the American television show ‘Dexter’
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fictional character in the American television series ‘Warehouse 13’
- Arthur PoeBoy
character in ‘A Series of Unfortunate Events’
- Arthur SaltweatherBoy
character in the Jenny Nimmo’s ‘The Children of the Red King’ series
- Arthur SpiderwickBoy
character in ‘The Spiderwick Chronicles’
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character on TV's ‘The King of Queens’
- Arthur Curry aka Orin and AquamanBoy
character in DC Universe
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character in DC Comics
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character in "We Happy Few"
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fictional character in ‘Red Dead Redemption II’
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character from the video game "Fire Emblem Fates"
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character in book/film 'Babe'
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character in the Comic strip "The Lockhorns"
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character on "Young Sheldon" a scientist who plays the title character of Professor Proton, Sheldon's favorite educational television series. Newhart reprises his portrayal of the character from The Big Bang Theory.
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main character in the 2019 film "Joker" '
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character in "The Tenant of Wildfell Hall" by Anne Brontë
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A ballad in the 19th century collection "The Child Ballads"
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Anthropomorphic aardvark in children's books and TV show
Variations & nicknames
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