ARTHUR is ranked as the 141st most popular given name in the United States with an
estimated population of 447,219.
This name is in the 99th percentile, this means that nearly 0%
of all the first names are more popular.
There are 140.26 people named ARTHUR for every 100,000 Americans.
This name is most often used as a first name, 93% of the time.
Based on the analysis of 100 years worth of data from the Social Security Administration's
(SSA)
Baby Names database, the estimated population of people named ARTHUR is 238,757.
The SSA data also shows that ARTHUR is used as a boy's name 99% of the time.
The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name
ARTHUR is
76.6% White,
7.6% Hispanic origin,
11.9% Black,
1.8% Asian or Pacific Islander,
1.4% Two or More Races,
and 0.6% American Indian or Alaskan Native.
These figures should be considered only as a rough estimate.
The purpose of this graph is to compare the name's specific race and
Hispanic origin distribution to the distribution
in the general population of the US.
The vertical blue bars represent the race distribution of people that have the name.
The yellow horizontal lines represent the race distribution of the general population.
The amount by which the blue bars extend past the yellow horizontal lines determines
how likely a person with the name will be part of a given race or Hispanic origin group.
On this basis, the people with the name ARTHUR have a higher likelyhood of being White and a lower likelyhood of being Hispanic origin.
Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories
The first name ARTHUR is included in the following name categories:
English masculine given name
Welsh masculine given name
Common US feminine given name - Census Bureau Data
Common US surname - Census Bureau Data
Common Swedish masculine given name - SCB Data
Common Danish masculine given name - DST Data
Common US masculine given name - Census Bureau Data
US masculine baby name - Social Security Administration
Irish masculine given name
Race & Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name ARTHUR
The state with the most people named
ARTHUR is
California where
50,595 people have this name.
New Mexico is the state where you are most
likely to meet a person named ARTHUR, as
225.28 in every 100,000
New Mexicans
have this name.
Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is
99th, this rank was reached in the states of
Florida.
New Mexico is the state with the biggest
positive difference between the actual state population and the
projected state population based on the national average.
(where the blue bar extends past the yellow vertical line)
with a difference of
0 more
people than projected.
The state with the biggest negative difference is
Iowa
(where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line)
with a difference of
1 fewer
people than projected.
Midwest States
State stats for the first name ARTHUR
State
Pop.
Prop/100k
%Rank
Illinois
23,314
181
99.8%
Indiana
8,231
124.78
99.4%
Iowa
2,663
85.72
99.0%
Kansas
3,284
113.09
98.8%
Michigan
15,400
155.4
99.8%
Minnesota
5,171
94.75
99.4%
Missouri
4,540
151.64
99.4%
Nebraska
2,030
107.9
98.2%
North Dakota
828
112.01
95.9%
Ohio
18,550
160
99.7%
South Dakota
973
114.01
96.2%
Wisconsin
6,802
118.14
99.5%
West States
State stats for the first name ARTHUR
State
Pop.
Prop/100k
%Rank
Alaska
924
125.39
96.5%
Arizona
12,903
191.68
99.6%
California
50,595
130.39
99.9%
Colorado
9,630
179.8
99.6%
Hawaii
2,053
144.62
99.4%
Idaho
1,796
109.87
98.2%
Montana
1,381
134.88
97.6%
Nevada
4,852
170.89
99.5%
New Mexico
4,698
225.28
99.4%
Oregon
6,283
158.26
99.4%
Utah
3,544
120.44
98.9%
Washington
8,038
113.82
99.6%
Wyoming
905
154.84
97.2%
Northeast States
State stats for the first name ARTHUR
State
Pop.
Prop/100k
%Rank
Connecticut
4,265
118.59
99.3%
Maine
1,548
116.41
97.6%
Massachusetts
9,621
142.63
99.5%
New Hampshire
2,000
150.7
98.3%
New Jersey
12,332
137.97
99.7%
New York
36,357
184.12
99.9%
Pennsylvania
19,850
155.23
99.7%
Rhode Island
1,404
133.02
98.4%
Vermont
1,333
212.71
98.8%
South States
State stats for the first name ARTHUR
Shown are the top 20 most likely full names that have ARTHUR as a first name.
The length of the bars represents an estimate of the the number of people with the name expressed as
a percentage of all the people named ARTHUR.
The most popular full name is ARTHUR Smith.
0.88% of all the people named ARTHUR
have this family name.
There are 33630 last
names associated with this first name.
Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name ARTHUR