Arthur
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Arthur is a Celtic name usually traced to artos, “bear,” and glossed as “bear-hero” or “rock,” with Arturo and Artur as other forms. The legendary King Arthur made the name famous, and the Duke of Wellington and Tennyson’s Idylls of the King boosted it; it was in the U.S. top fifteen around 1900. Famous bearers include tennis legend Arthur Ashe, playwright Arthur Miller, and writer Arthur C. Clarke. Namesakes include Arthur Owens, the Welsh double agent codenamed Snow, and Arthur Dent, the hapless hero of The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy.
Sources: 10,000 Baby Names, Baby Names Book, Baby Names (Laura Emerson), Baby Names Made Easy, Baby Names Your Child Can Live With, The Best Baby Names for Boys, The Everything Baby Names Book, Numerology for Baby Names, 1,107 Baby Names That Stand the Test of Time, Badass Baby Names, Sci-Fi Baby Names
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Usage of Arthur in different languages / cultures
The list below was created by gathering names from various sources for different languages, and then matching Arthur against each list of names.
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Dutch
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Greek
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Russian
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Vietnamese
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Note: In some cases it is possible for the check mark to be missing even if Arthur is used in a particular country, as almost no source name list has 100% coverage.
Arthur in official name statistics
United States
In 2025, 3,847 boys were named Arthur, making it the #87 boys' name in the US. Since 1880, 548,729 boys have been named Arthur, with the most (10,527) in 1921. It is most common, relative to births, in Vermont, Washington, D.C. and Maine.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2025. Names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year are not listed.
Other countries
Counts are babies born that year, or living people for "all ages" rows, as published by each country's statistics office or population register.
Arthur in other languages
- Arto Armenian, Estonian, Finnish
- Artur Catalan, Estonian, Polish
- Arturo Italian, Spanish
- Arcturus Latin
- Arthurus Latin
- Artturi Finnish
- Arturus Latin
- Artūrs Latvian
- Ats Estonian
- Aurther English
- Артур Russian
Source: Wikidata (CC0).
Storms named Arthur
Tropical storms, hurricanes, typhoons and cyclones that have been named Arthur, newest first.
| Storm | Year | Ocean | Peak wind |
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| Tropical storm Arthur | 2026 | North Atlantic | 74 km/h |
| Tropical storm Arthur | 2020 | North Atlantic | 102 km/h |
| Hurricane Arthur (Category 2) | 2014 | North Atlantic | 157 km/h |
| Tropical storm Arthur | 2008 | North Atlantic | 74 km/h |
| Cyclone Arthur (Category 1) | 2007 | South Pacific | 120 km/h |
| Tropical storm Arthur | 2002 | North Atlantic | 93 km/h |
| Tropical storm Arthur | 1996 | North Atlantic | 83 km/h |
| Tropical storm Arthur | 1992 | South Pacific | 93 km/h |
| Tropical storm Arthur | 1990 | North Atlantic | 111 km/h |
| Tropical storm Arthur | 1984 | North Atlantic | 83 km/h |
…and 1 earlier storms.
Source: IBTrACS, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Peak wind is the highest sustained wind recorded for the storm.
Towns named Arthur
There are 59 towns and villages with Arthur in their name, in 12 countries.
🇺🇸 United States 38🇦🇺 Australia 5🇧🇷 Brazil 4🇨🇦 Canada 3🇿🇦 South Africa 2🇧🇸 Bahamas 1🇬🇩 Grenada 1🇮🇪 Ireland 1
| Name | Where | Population | |
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| Port Arthur | Texas, 🇺🇸 United States | 55,340 | Map |
| Lake Arthur | Louisiana, 🇺🇸 United States | 2,742 | Map |
| Arthur | Illinois, 🇺🇸 United States | 2,288 | Map |
| Bell Arthur | North Carolina, 🇺🇸 United States | 466 | Map |
| Lake Arthur | New Mexico, 🇺🇸 United States | 437 | Map |
| Arthur | North Dakota, 🇺🇸 United States | 362 | Map |
| Port Arthur | Tasmania, 🇦🇺 Australia | 251 | Map |
| Arthur | Iowa, 🇺🇸 United States | 204 | Map |
| Mount Arthur | New South Wales, 🇦🇺 Australia | 153 | Map |
| Arthur | Nebraska, 🇺🇸 United States | 117 | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Lakes named Arthur
There are 91 lakes and reservoirs with Arthur in their name, in 7 countries.
🇨🇦 Canada 61🇺🇸 United States 21🇦🇺 Australia 5🇬🇧 United Kingdom 1🇮🇳 India 1🇳🇿 New Zealand 1🇿🇦 South Africa 1
| Name | Where | |
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| Arthur Dam | Tasmania, 🇦🇺 Australia | Map |
| Arthur Lake | New South Wales, 🇦🇺 Australia | Map |
| Arthur Lake | Ontario, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Arthur Lake | Ontario, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Arthur Lake | Ontario, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Arthur Lake | Ontario, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Arthur Lake | Manitoba, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Arthur Lake | Saskatchewan, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Arthur Lake | Saskatchewan, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Arthur Lake | Saskatchewan, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Arthur songs
19 songs and musical works on Wikidata have Arthur in their title. The best known:
- Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do) – Christopher Cross (1981)
- Arthur McBride
- Mariah Carey and The Arthur Doyle Hand Cream – Sonic Youth
- Arthur, où t'as mis le corps ? – Serge Reggiani
- Blind Arthur's Breakdown – Blind Blake
- King Arthur and King Cornwall
- Philemon Arthur & the Dung – Kaizers Orchestra (2010)
- What Are We Going to Do with Uncle Arthur?
- "How nice to be a physicist" / Arthur Roberts. - (09.1948) (1948)
- ARTHUR (Bixby)
Song data: Wikidata (CC0), ordered by how widely each song is covered on Wikipedia.
Celebrities named Arthur
Based on celebrities listed on Wikipedia, filtered to only those with the first name Arthur.
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Fictional characters named Arthur
Characters from films and TV series, from Wikidata, ordered by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.
Character data: Wikidata (CC0). Images: Wikimedia Commons; click an image for its author and licence.
Arthur as a pet name
FurryName has found 318 dogs named Arthur in public pet registers, making it the #437 dog name there. Most of them are registered in Laval (21), Victoria (5), Burlington (1). Arthur as a dog name →
FurryName has found 31 cats named Arthur in public pet registers, making it the #197 cat name there. Most of them are registered in Laval (7), Corangamite Shire (1), Golden Plains Shire (1). Arthur as a cat name →
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