Art
Art was the 3382nd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 34 babies. Its best year was 1881, when it ranked 418th; the most babies were born in 1961 (189). Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,348 places. More babies were named Art in the 1960s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #3,382 boys, up 440 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 34boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1961189 babies
- Total since 1880
- 6,146babies recorded
Art popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 5 since 1918.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,382 | 34 |
| 2020 | #3,822 | 27 |
| 2010 | #5,266 | 17 |
| 2000 | #4,403 | 17 |
| 1990 | #2,173 | 33 |
| 1980 | #1,968 | 28 |
| 1970 | #1,194 | 48 |
| 1960 | #577 | 183 |
| 1950 | #878 | 61 |
| 1940 | #646 | 86 |
| 1930 | #841 | 60 |
| 1920 | #1,421 | 27 |
| 1910 | #933 | 12 |
| 1900 | #581 | 18 |
| 1890 | #1,011 | 5 |
| 1880 | #530 | 12 |
How popular is Art, counting every spelling?
Art has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Art?
34 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Art (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Art born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 247 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Art.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Art?
About 3,200 people born in the US named Art are alive today, with a median age of 63; half are between 42 and 69. That makes Art a name most people associate with older generations.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Art by state
How common Art was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in California (1.9×). In 48 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Art: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Art, they share its era and feel.
Art is also a nickname for Arthur.
Questions about the name Art
How popular is the name Art?
Art was the 3382nd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 34 babies. Its best year was 1881, when it ranked 418th; the most babies were born in 1961 (189). Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,348 places. More babies were named Art in the 1960s than in any other decade.
Is Art a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Art in the US.
Where is Art most popular?
In 2021–2025, Art was most common in California (0.03 per 1,000 boys), followed by New York and Texas.