Masculine dossier · first seen 1880
Art
Resurgent
Gaining cultural share
Peak era
1961
Peak births
189
Current vitality
Rare
Peak generation
Boomer
Quick answers about Art
How many people are named Art?
An estimated 3,035 living Americans are named Art.
How rare is Art?
Art is very rare among babies today, with 34 boys receiving the name in 2025, down 82% from its 1961 peak.
How old is the typical Art?
The median age of a living American named Art is approximately 62 years, with most bearers falling between 39 and 68 years old.
Is Art still popular?
Yes — Art is currently rising in popularity, with 34 births in 2025. Births this decade are running about 1.8× higher than the previous decade.
Where is Art most common?
Art has its strongest geographic signal in California, where it appears 4.3× more often than the national baseline.
1880Peak 19612025
Peak year
1961
Decline from peak
82%
2025
34
All-time
6,141
Where it lives now
Art is most concentrated in California — about 4.0× the national rate in the 1990s.
States where Art is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.