Macarthur
Macarthur was the 11489th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 6 babies. Its best year was 1942, when it ranked 513th with 142 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 5,314 places. More babies were named Macarthur in the 1940s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #11,489 boys, down 6,110 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 6boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1942142 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,291babies recorded
Macarthur popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #11,489 | 6 |
| 2020 | #5,379 | 17 |
| 2010 | #7,393 | 11 |
| 2000 | #7,186 | 9 |
| 1990 | #5,646 | 9 |
| 1980 | #2,683 | 18 |
| 1970 | #2,463 | 15 |
| 1960 | #2,628 | 11 |
| 1950 | #1,921 | 16 |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Macarthur, counting every spelling?
Macarthur is the most common spelling of a name family that had 6 boys in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 6 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Macarthur | 6 | #11,489 | 40 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Macarthur?
6 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Macarthur (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Macarthur 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 1,368 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Macarthur.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Macarthur?
About 1,000 people born in the US named Macarthur are alive today, with a median age of 46; half are between 22 and 65. That makes Macarthur mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties. The wide spread shows a name popular in two different eras.
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.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Macarthur: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Macarthur, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Macarthur
How popular is the name Macarthur?
Macarthur was the 11489th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 6 babies. Its best year was 1942, when it ranked 513th with 142 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 5,314 places. More babies were named Macarthur in the 1940s than in any other decade.
Is Macarthur a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Macarthur in the US.