Fun Facts About the Name Art
- More than 6 thousand babies named Art: U.S. records list 6,147 babies given the name Art from 1880 through 2025. Even 5 girls received the name Art - about 1 girl for every 1,228 boys.
What Does the Name Art Mean?
Art is an English short form of Arthur, a name whose origin is usually placed in Celtic (Brythonic/Welsh) tradition. Arthur's meaning is uncertain. The most commonly cited explanation is a compound of a Celtic word for "bear" (represented by Welsh arth) and a word for "man" (Welsh gwr), which would give the literal sense "bear-man." A competing proposal derives Arthur from the Latin family name Artorius, whose meaning is unknown. Because Art is a diminutive of Arthur, it carries that same uncertain etymology; it does not come from the English noun art ("skill" or "craft"), which is from Latin ars, artis.
Art Name History & Origins
Arthur is recorded in medieval Welsh and Latin sources, including Latin forms such as Arturus and Artorius and the Welsh Arthur. The name is closely associated with the legendary King Arthur, the central figure of medieval romances and chronicles, though the historical figure behind the legend is debated. As Arthur became established in English, it developed the familiar short form Art. Art has been used both as a nickname for men named Arthur and as a standalone given name in English-speaking countries. It can also serve as a short form of Arturo, the Spanish and Italian form of Arthur, but its usual source in English is Arthur.
How Popular is the Name Art?
Art recorded its highest annual U.S. birth count in 1961. Its best rank was #418 in 1881.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1918 | #4,869 | 5 | 0.0004% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,382 | 34 | 0.0020% |
| 2024 | #3,885 | 28 | 0.0016% |
| 2023 | #3,885 | 28 | 0.0016% |
| 2022 | #3,539 | 32 | 0.0018% |
| 2021 | #3,742 | 29 | 0.0017% |
| 2020 | #3,820 | 27 | 0.0016% |
| 2019 | #4,650 | 21 | 0.0012% |
| 2018 | #3,376 | 33 | 0.0018% |
| 2017 | #4,335 | 23 | 0.0012% |
| 2016 | #5,335 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 2015 | #4,728 | 20 | 0.0010% |
| 2014 | #6,661 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 2013 | #4,478 | 21 | 0.0011% |
| 2012 | #5,268 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 2011 | #7,542 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2010 | #5,265 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 2009 | #6,831 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 2008 | #6,092 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 2007 | #5,677 | 15 | 0.0007% |
| 2006 | #6,940 | 11 | 0.0005% |
| 2005 | #6,675 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2004 | #6,160 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 2003 | #6,768 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2002 | #5,421 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2001 | #3,982 | 20 | 0.0010% |
| 2000 | #4,402 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 1999 | #3,995 | 18 | 0.0009% |
| 1998 | #4,215 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 1997 | #4,258 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 1996 | #3,114 | 23 | 0.0012% |
| 1995 | #4,529 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1994 | #5,484 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1993 | #3,507 | 18 | 0.0009% |
| 1992 | #3,614 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 1991 | #2,474 | 28 | 0.0014% |
| 1990 | #2,173 | 33 | 0.0016% |
| 1989 | #2,032 | 35 | 0.0017% |
| 1988 | #2,038 | 31 | 0.0016% |
| 1987 | #2,733 | 19 | 0.0010% |
| 1986 | #2,691 | 19 | 0.0010% |
| 1985 | #3,082 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 1984 | #2,236 | 23 | 0.0013% |
| 1983 | #2,343 | 21 | 0.0012% |
| 1982 | #1,852 | 30 | 0.0017% |
| 1981 | #2,686 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 1980 | #1,968 | 28 | 0.0016% |
| 1979 | #2,160 | 23 | 0.0013% |
| 1978 | #2,074 | 23 | 0.0014% |
| 1977 | #2,133 | 22 | 0.0013% |
| 1976 | #2,005 | 24 | 0.0015% |
| 1975 | #1,889 | 25 | 0.0016% |
| 1974 | #1,753 | 27 | 0.0017% |
| 1973 | #1,400 | 36 | 0.0023% |
| 1972 | #1,454 | 34 | 0.0021% |
| 1971 | #1,290 | 42 | 0.0024% |
| 1970 | #1,194 | 48 | 0.0026% |
| 1969 | #1,200 | 43 | 0.0024% |
| 1968 | #1,029 | 52 | 0.0030% |
| 1967 | #932 | 60 | 0.0034% |
| 1966 | #785 | 85 | 0.0048% |
| 1965 | #767 | 92 | 0.0049% |
| 1964 | #688 | 125 | 0.0063% |
| 1963 | #640 | 149 | 0.0073% |
| 1962 | #643 | 145 | 0.0070% |
| 1961 | #571 | 190 | 0.0089% |
| 1960 | #577 | 183 | 0.0086% |
| 1959 | #607 | 161 | 0.0075% |
| 1958 | #586 | 174 | 0.0082% |
| 1957 | #638 | 145 | 0.0067% |
| 1956 | #833 | 80 | 0.0038% |
| 1955 | #976 | 59 | 0.0029% |
| 1954 | #1,046 | 51 | 0.0025% |
| 1953 | #939 | 58 | 0.0029% |
| 1952 | #1,167 | 40 | 0.0021% |
| 1951 | #1,055 | 46 | 0.0024% |
| 1950 | #878 | 61 | 0.0034% |
| 1949 | #748 | 85 | 0.0048% |
| 1948 | #642 | 111 | 0.0063% |
| 1947 | #658 | 110 | 0.0060% |
| 1946 | #570 | 127 | 0.0078% |
| 1945 | #593 | 105 | 0.0078% |
| 1944 | #620 | 98 | 0.0072% |
| 1943 | #581 | 119 | 0.0083% |
| 1942 | #571 | 117 | 0.0085% |
| 1941 | #635 | 92 | 0.0075% |
| 1940 | #646 | 86 | 0.0074% |
| 1939 | #610 | 90 | 0.0081% |
| 1938 | #644 | 86 | 0.0078% |
| 1937 | #676 | 78 | 0.0073% |
| 1936 | #698 | 72 | 0.0069% |
| 1935 | #653 | 83 | 0.0080% |
| 1934 | #709 | 74 | 0.0072% |
| 1933 | #650 | 80 | 0.0081% |
| 1932 | #829 | 59 | 0.0057% |
| 1931 | #801 | 61 | 0.0059% |
| 1930 | #841 | 60 | 0.0055% |
| 1929 | #930 | 52 | 0.0048% |
| 1928 | #862 | 59 | 0.0053% |
| 1927 | #866 | 61 | 0.0054% |
| 1926 | #963 | 50 | 0.0045% |
| 1925 | #1,013 | 46 | 0.0041% |
| 1924 | #994 | 50 | 0.0044% |
| 1923 | #1,026 | 47 | 0.0043% |
| 1922 | #958 | 53 | 0.0049% |
| 1921 | #992 | 50 | 0.0045% |
| 1920 | #1,421 | 27 | 0.0025% |
| 1919 | #1,099 | 39 | 0.0040% |
| 1918 | #987 | 46 | 0.0045% |
| 1917 | #1,018 | 41 | 0.0044% |
| 1916 | #1,029 | 39 | 0.0044% |
| 1915 | #1,016 | 39 | 0.0046% |
| 1914 | #1,074 | 28 | 0.0043% |
| 1913 | #970 | 26 | 0.0051% |
| 1912 | #894 | 25 | 0.0058% |
| 1911 | #1,195 | 9 | 0.0040% |
| 1910 | #933 | 12 | 0.0062% |
| 1909 | #718 | 15 | 0.0091% |
| 1908 | #657 | 16 | 0.0104% |
| 1907 | #820 | 11 | 0.0075% |
| 1906 | #1,011 | 7 | 0.0053% |
| 1905 | #789 | 10 | 0.0076% |
| 1904 | #881 | 8 | 0.0062% |
| 1903 | #913 | 7 | 0.0059% |
| 1902 | #798 | 9 | 0.0073% |
| 1901 | #1,066 | 5 | 0.0047% |
| 1900 | #581 | 18 | 0.0120% |
| 1899 | #504 | 15 | 0.0141% |
| 1898 | #452 | 20 | 0.0163% |
| 1897 | #654 | 11 | 0.0098% |
| 1896 | #643 | 12 | 0.0100% |
| 1895 | #878 | 7 | 0.0060% |
| 1894 | #675 | 10 | 0.0086% |
| 1893 | #480 | 15 | 0.0134% |
| 1892 | #865 | 7 | 0.0057% |
| 1891 | #703 | 8 | 0.0079% |
| 1890 | #1,011 | 5 | 0.0045% |
| 1889 | #982 | 5 | 0.0045% |
| 1888 | #923 | 6 | 0.0050% |
| 1887 | #588 | 10 | 0.0099% |
| 1886 | #701 | 8 | 0.0072% |
| 1885 | #648 | 9 | 0.0083% |
| 1884 | #615 | 10 | 0.0087% |
| 1883 | #723 | 7 | 0.0067% |
| 1882 | #492 | 14 | 0.0123% |
| 1881 | #418 | 17 | 0.0169% |
| 1880 | #530 | 12 | 0.0109% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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How the Name Art Shapes Your Personality and Life?
Powerful and complete. You are good intellectually and require several outlets for your energies. You are not a builder but a planner, and you want others to carry out your plans. You are bold, independent, inquisitive and interested in research. You know what you want and why you want it.
Creative and outgoing, you are always looking for an opportunity to show your abilities, especially before audience. You are very flexible and like to feel appreciated. You are looking for chances to mix with others socially and to communicate your ideas. You like to talk and can easily relate to different cultures and concepts. The biggest challenge for you is uncertainty. Easily getting bored, you can move from one job to another, switch projects and lovers. The high creative force can lead you either to happiness or unhappiness. If you understand your goals, if you can make major decisions in life and follow it directly and straight up without worry and uncertainty, you are able to achieve great heights.
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