Artur
Masculine
Artur is the Slavic, Portuguese and Armenian form of Arthur — and Arthur's own meaning has resisted explanation for as long as the name has existed.
How old is the name Artur?
Artur first appears in US birth records in 1964 — 61 years ago. The typical Artur alive today was born around 2005, making them about 20 years old. About 800 people named Artur are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Artur most popular?
Artur peaked in 1995, reaching #2685 nationally. Today it ranks #4139, 1,454 places below that high. See the whole 1995 chart.
Where it comes from
From Arthur to Artur
The story of Artur
Whether a historical Arthur existed at all is argued, and if he did the record is a handful of lines. The literary Arthur, assembled from Welsh material by Geoffrey of Monmouth and then by French romance, became one of the largest bodies of story in Europe. Artur is the form used in Poland, Portugal, Armenia and Russia, and it reaches American records from all of them.
Meaningnot established
Not established
No settled derivation. Proposals include the Roman family name Artorius, a Celtic word for a bear joined to a second element, and a word for a ploughman. None is established, which is remarkable given how much has been written about the figure.
How the name formed
- Arthur
- Artur
Related forms: Artur · Artur · Arthur · Արթուր
Pronouncing Artur
AR-toor
Two syllables, first stressed. Polish and Portuguese give the same shape.
Nicknames for Artur
Moderate
What the data says
146 years of official birth records
The long climb, and where it stands now
The same years in position rather than babies
- First recorded
- 1964
- Most boys named
- 201929 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #2685reached in 1995
- Change vs 2024
- 0.0%25 in 2025, from 25
Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.
Artur in other languages
The same name elsewhere
- Artur in Polish — same name
- Artur in Portuguese — same name
- Arthur in English — same name
- Արթուր in Armenian — transliteration
Strongest US states over the last decade: California, Illinois.
Arturs among us
people named Artur are estimated to be alive in the US today
About 1 boy in 68,323 born in 2025 was named Artur
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
Is it right for you
What happens to a name after it peaks
The Marck test
Every popular name lives one long story — a climb, a peak, a slow settling back. Artur's later chapters haven't been written yet, so we borrowed them: Marck climbed just as high around 1960, and its whole arc is on record. Line the two peaks up, and Marck's path sketches the road Artur is walking now.
Artur sits in the calm middle of the cycle — neither chasing a wave nor sliding off one. Middle-of-the-cycle names age slowly and predictably.
A scored estimate from 146 years of naming cycles — not a prophecy. Great names outlive statistics. How this is scored
Where Artur is headed
Artur should hold steady through 2030 — the curve is flat, and flat curves are the most predictable kind. Its history is short or jumpy, though, so read this as a sketch rather than a promise.
Low confidence — fitted on official counts through 2025.
A damped-trend projection of the official birth data — a sketch of momentum, not a promise. Every name's forecast, ranked.
Artur beside its neighbors
The names ranked closest to Artur in 2025, in babies rather than position — the bars are to scale.
US boys given each name in 2025.
The trade-off
- One of the largest bodies of European story stands behind the name.
- Art is a complete short form in its own right.
- Recognized across Poland, Portugal, Armenia, Russia and Brazil.
- The meaning is genuinely unknown despite centuries of scholarship.
- Arthur is the English form and will be assumed and written.
- The h is missing and English readers will restore it.
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Frequently asked
- How many Arturs are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 800 people named Artur are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Artur in 2025?
- Artur ranks #4139 among US boy names in 2025, with 25 babies given the name.
- How rare is the name Artur?
- About 1 in every 68,323 US boys born in 2025 was named Artur — 25 in all.
- Will my child share the name Artur with classmates?
- Artur will almost certainly be the only one in school.
Ranked beside Artur
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US figures from the Social Security Administration. 1880–2025. Data & methodology
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