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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Mcarthur

Mcarthur was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1942, when it ranked 357th with 290 babies. More babies were named Mcarthur in the 1940s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedboys
Babies in 2025
0boys
Girls and boys
Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
Peak year
1942290 babies
Total since 1880
2,275babies recorded

Mcarthur popularity since 1880

0125250375500 1900192019401960198020002020
Boys Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.
YearRank (boys)Babies (boys)
2025——
2020——
2010#11,7056
2000#7,9388
1990#4,32613
1980#2,68918
1970#1,59829
1960#1,71823
1950#95353
1940#2,6099
1930——
1920——
1910——
1900——
1890——
1880——

How popular is Mcarthur, counting every spelling?

Mcarthur is a spelling of Macarthur, a name family that had 6 boys in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 6 boys in 2025.

SpellingBabies 2025Official rankBabies 2021–2025
Macarthur6#11,48940

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 old are people named Mcarthur?

About 1,400 people born in the US named Mcarthur are alive today, with a median age of 63; half are between 48 and 78. That makes Mcarthur a name most people associate with older generations.

0–910–1920–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970–7980–8990+
Estimated people alive in the US with the name, by age, mid-2026. The darker bar holds the median age.

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.

Mcarthur by state

How common Mcarthur was among boys born in each state in 1940–1944, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in Mississippi (6.6×), South Carolina (6.0×), Alabama (5.4×), Georgia (5.2×), Arkansas (2.7×). In 37 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.

Alaska: fewer than 5 a yearAK–Maine: fewer than 5 a yearME–Wisconsin: fewer than 5 a yearWI–Vermont: fewer than 5 a yearVT–New Hampshire: fewer than 5 a yearNH–Washington: fewer than 5 a yearWA–Idaho: fewer than 5 a yearID–Montana: fewer than 5 a yearMT–North Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearND–Minnesota: fewer than 5 a yearMN–Illinois: fewer than 5 a yearIL–Michigan: fewer than 5 a yearMI–New York: fewer than 5 a yearNY–Massachusetts: fewer than 5 a yearMA–Oregon: fewer than 5 a yearOR–Nevada: fewer than 5 a yearNV–Wyoming: fewer than 5 a yearWY–South Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearSD–Iowa: fewer than 5 a yearIA–Indiana: fewer than 5 a yearIN–Ohio: fewer than 5 a yearOH–Pennsylvania: fewer than 5 a yearPA–New Jersey: fewer than 5 a yearNJ–Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: fewer than 5 a yearCA–Utah: fewer than 5 a yearUT–Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: fewer than 5 a yearMO–Kentucky: 0.19 per 1,000 babiesKY0.19West Virginia: 0.05 per 1,000 babiesWV0.05Virginia: 0.25 per 1,000 babiesVA0.25Maryland: fewer than 5 a yearMD–Delaware: fewer than 5 a yearDE–Arizona: fewer than 5 a yearAZ–New Mexico: fewer than 5 a yearNM–Kansas: fewer than 5 a yearKS–Arkansas: 0.26 per 1,000 babiesAR0.26Tennessee: 0.15 per 1,000 babiesTN0.15North Carolina: 0.25 per 1,000 babiesNC0.25South Carolina: 0.56 per 1,000 babiesSC0.56District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: 0.06 per 1,000 babiesOK0.06Louisiana: 0.24 per 1,000 babiesLA0.24Mississippi: 0.62 per 1,000 babiesMS0.62Alabama: 0.51 per 1,000 babiesAL0.51Georgia: 0.49 per 1,000 babiesGA0.49Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: 0.12 per 1,000 babiesTX0.12Florida: 0.16 per 1,000 babiesFL0.16
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Mcarthur, boys, 1940–1944. Darker means more common.

Names with a similar history

These names rose and fell in step with Mcarthur: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Mcarthur, they share its era and feel.

Questions about the name Mcarthur

How popular is the name Mcarthur?

Mcarthur was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1942, when it ranked 357th with 290 babies. More babies were named Mcarthur in the 1940s than in any other decade.

Is Mcarthur a boy or girl name?

In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Mcarthur in the US.

Where was Mcarthur most popular?

In 1940–1944, Mcarthur was most common in Mississippi (0.62 per 1,000 boys), followed by South Carolina and Alabama.