Arthur
Quick answers about Arthur
How many people are named Arthur?
An estimated 186,348 living Americans are named Arthur.
How rare is Arthur?
Arthur is moderately uncommon among babies today, with 3,847 boys receiving the name in 2025, down 63.5% from its 1921 peak.
How old is the typical Arthur?
The median age of a living American named Arthur is approximately 59 years, with most bearers falling between 34 and 72 years old.
Is Arthur still popular?
Yes — Arthur is currently rising in popularity, with 3,847 births in 2025. Births this decade are running about 2.6× higher than the previous decade.
Where is Arthur most common?
Arthur has its strongest geographic signal in District of Columbia, where it appears 3.6× more often than the national baseline.
Arthur is most concentrated in District of Columbia — about 3.6× the national rate in the 2020s. It also runs high in Alaska.
States where Arthur is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.