Over the past 110 years, 573 girls and 481 890 boys have been named Arthur. The name Arthur ranks 4667th in the United States among the most common names for girls. For the first time more than ten times newborns were named Arthur in 1917. The peak of popularity of the name Arthur came in the 1920s and 1930s. You can see absolute numbers and relative numbers on the chart. Indicators per 100K more accurately assess the popularity of the name.