Arthur is a boy's name of French origin meaning “bear and man.” In 2024 it was given to 3,318 boys in the United States.
Arthur belongs to the French and English & American tradition. Its meaning — “bear and man” — is the sense carried by its French roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Arthur first appears in Social Security records in 1880. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #14 in 1880, and in 2024 3,318 babies received the name — 544,857 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Arthur means “bear and man” in its French roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Arthur is a boy name. In 2024, 3,318 babies received the name in the US.
Arthur comes from the French, English & American, Irish & Celtic and Scandinavian tradition.
Arthur first appears in US records in 1880. Its best-ever ranking was #14 in 1880, and 3,318 babies were given the name in 2024.
Arthur is pronounced /ˈɑːθə/ (IPA).
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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