Male name
Arthur
46,797 births (England and Wales, 1996–2025), peaking in 2019. Expression number: 5.
Origin
From the name of the legendary king, from Middle English Arthure, from Medieval Latin Arthurus, probably from Middle Welsh arth (“bear”). Other suggestions include Old Welsh arth (“bear”) and ur (“man”), or a Latinized (Romano-British) name; compare Latin Artorius, itself possibly of Etruscan origin, or more likely Messapic-Illyrian related to Proto-Albanian *artsa (“bear”).From Wiktionary, entry “Arthur”, text under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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How many babies received it
From the official birth registers.
In England and Wales
Peak in 2019: 4,211 births. 46,797 births from 1996 to 2025. A name given mostly in the 2010s and 2020s. At its peak, it ranked 3rd among boys' names in 2020. It is still given: 17,335 births from 2021 to 2025.
Source: Office for National Statistics, Baby names in England and Wales, Open Government Licence v3.0.
In the United States
Peak in 1921: 10,579 births. 551,930 births from 1880 to 2025. A name given steadily, decade after decade, from the 1910s to the 1960s. At its peak, it ranked 14th among boys' names in 1880. It is still given: 15,188 births from 2021 to 2025.
Source: Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names, public domain.
In Ireland
Peak in 2024: 119 births. 1,955 births from 1964 to 2025. A name given mostly in the 2010s and 2020s. At its peak, it ranked 50th among boys' names in 2024. It is still given: 511 births from 2021 to 2025.
Source: Central Statistics Office, Irish Babies' Names, CC BY 4.0.
Elsewhere in the world
The name in the birth records of the 10 countries we track. The period covered varies from country to country.
| Country | Births | Period | Best rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 141,335 | 1900–2025 | 4th in 2019 |
| Switzerland | 6,520* | 1915–2025 | — |
| Quebec | 6,369 | 1980–2025 | 4th in 2025 |
| Belgium | 5,376 | 2014–2023 | — |
| Austria | 2,126 | 1984–2025 | 60th in 2024 |
| Berlin | 1,410 | 2012–2023 | 33rd in 2018 |
* These are the people living in the country, counted by year of birth, not the number of births.
Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms, Etalab Open Licence 2.0; Federal Statistical Office, First names of the population by year of birth, free use with attribution; Retraite Québec, Banque de prénoms, CC BY 4.0; Statbel, first names of newborns, CC BY 4.0 (one total for the whole period, no yearly breakdown); Statistik Austria, Vornamen, CC BY 4.0; Open Data Berlin, Häufige Vornamen, CC BY 3.0 DE (every name a child carries, not only the first).
The numbers of the name
Each letter has a value: A = 1, B = 2… I = 9, then J = 1 again (Pythagorean method). We add them up, then reduce to a single digit, except 11, 22 and 33.
■ vowel · ■ consonant
Expression
All the letters: talents, the way you act.
5
freedom, change, movement
1 + 9 + 2 + 8 + 3 + 9 = 32 → 5
Soul
The vowels: what drives you deep down.
4
work, structure, stability
1 + 3 = 4
Personality
The consonants: what others notice first.
1
initiative, independence, beginnings
9 + 2 + 8 + 9 = 28 → 1
- Digits missing from the name
- 4, 5, 6, 7
- Most frequent digit
- 9 · humanity, generosity, completion
The meaning of the numbers comes from numerological tradition; it isn't a measure of your personality. A full portrait needs your first and middle names, your last name at birth, and your date of birth. How we calculate
Your name and theirs
The number of each name, and the number of the bond, which comes from adding them together. A symbolic game: what your two names say together, to be read as a metaphor, not as a verdict on your relationship.