Quick answers about Arbutus
How many people are named Arbutus?
Based on SSA birth records through 1961, an estimated 84 Americans born with the name Arbutus may still be living. No new bearers have been recorded since 1961.
How rare is Arbutus?
Arbutus has not appeared in SSA records since 1961. It is effectively extinct as a new baby name — no girls received it in the latest available data.
How old is the typical Arbutus?
The median age of a living American named Arbutus is approximately 81 years, with most bearers falling between 76 and 86 years old.
Is Arbutus still popular?
No. Arbutus is extinct in new births ; the SSA last recorded it in 1961.
Where is Arbutus most common?
Arbutus has its strongest geographic signal in West Virginia, where it appears 15.4× more often than the national baseline.
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Where it lives now
Arbutus is most concentrated in West Virginia — about 15.4× the national rate in the 1930s.
States where Arbutus is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.
Alabama: near or below the national rate
AL
Alaska: near or below the national rate
AK
Arizona: near or below the national rate
AZ
Arkansas: near or below the national rate
AR
California: near or below the national rate
CA
Colorado: near or below the national rate
CO
Connecticut: near or below the national rate
CT
Delaware: near or below the national rate
DE
District of Columbia: near or below the national rate
DC
Florida: near or below the national rate
FL
Georgia: near or below the national rate
GA
Hawaii: near or below the national rate
HI
Idaho: near or below the national rate
ID
Illinois: near or below the national rate
IL
Indiana: near or below the national rate
IN
Iowa: near or below the national rate
IA
Kansas: near or below the national rate
KS
Kentucky: near or below the national rate
KY
Louisiana: near or below the national rate
LA
Maine: near or below the national rate
ME
Maryland: near or below the national rate
MD
Massachusetts: near or below the national rate
MA
Michigan: near or below the national rate
MI
Minnesota: near or below the national rate
MN
Mississippi: near or below the national rate
MS
Missouri: near or below the national rate
MO
Montana: near or below the national rate
MT
Nebraska: near or below the national rate
NE
Nevada: near or below the national rate
NV
New Hampshire: near or below the national rate
NH
New Jersey: near or below the national rate
NJ
New Mexico: near or below the national rate
NM
New York: near or below the national rate
NY
North Carolina: near or below the national rate
NC
North Dakota: near or below the national rate
ND
Ohio: near or below the national rate
OH
Oklahoma: near or below the national rate
OK
Oregon: near or below the national rate
OR
Pennsylvania: near or below the national rate
PA
Rhode Island: near or below the national rate
RI
South Carolina: near or below the national rate
SC
South Dakota: near or below the national rate
SD
Tennessee: near or below the national rate
TN
Texas: near or below the national rate
TX
Utah: near or below the national rate
UT
Vermont: near or below the national rate
VT
Virginia: near or below the national rate
VA
Washington: near or below the national rate
WA
West Virginia: 15.4× the national rate
WV
Wisconsin: near or below the national rate
WI
Wyoming: near or below the national rate
WY
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