Arthur name popularity, meaning and origin

Name Popularity: 100%

Arthur Meaning:

Origin: Celtic

Noble.

Origin: Cornish

From Celtic artos "bear", or possibly from the medieval Latin name Artorius. King Arthur, according to tradition, was born at Tintagel Castle on the coast of Cornwall.

Related names

Arthur , Arte, Artek, Arthuretta, Arthurina, Arthurine, Artie , Arto, Arty , Atur

Other boys names beginning with A

Statistics

Overall UK ranking: 4 out of 4702

4211 recorded births last year

Change in rank

10yrs

89
5yrs

33
1yr

3

Regional popularity

Ranking for this name in various UK regions

South East England (12)
South West England (12)
England (15)
East Midlands (16)
Yorkshire (20)
West Midlands (22)
London (23)
Wales (23)
North East England (30)
Scotland (46)

Historical popularity of Arthur

The graph below shows the popularity of the boys's name Arthur from all the UK baby name statistics available. It's a quick easy way to see the trend for Arthur in 2021