Top Baby Names

Origin and Meaning of First Names.

Art

Gender

Male

Origin

American
Short Form Of Arthur
English
Noble, courageous; abbreviation of Arthur

Syllables

1

Themes

  • Nature
  • Word

Alternate Spellings and Variants of Art

Pronunciation

a-rt

Celebrity Babies

Musician Art Garfunkel, Comedian Art Linkletter, Athlete Art Coulter

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 1961 (rank #573, 189 births); most recent 2025 (rank #3379, 34 births)
  • Girls: peak in 1918 (rank #4809, 5 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoysGirls
202534–
202428–
202328–
202232–
202129–
202027–
201921–
201833–
201723–
201617–

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Boys: peak in 2020 (rank #1315, 19 births); most recent 2025 (rank #2012, 12 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearBoys
202512
202414
20238
202212
202114
202019
201913
201815
201714
201612

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in France

  • Boys: peak in 2016 (rank #3313, 6 births); most recent 2023 (rank #3645, 5 births)
Births by year in France
YearBoys
20235
20223
20213
2020–
20193
2018–
20175
20166
20153
20145

Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)

Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Ireland

  • Boys: peak in 2019 (rank #241, 19 births); most recent 2025 (rank #319, 12 births)
Births by year in Ireland
YearBoys
202512
202412
202310
202213
202113
202013
201919
201816
201714
201616

Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)

Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Northern Ireland

  • Boys: peak in 2021 (rank #295, 6 births); most recent 2025 (rank #344, 4 births)
Births by year in Northern Ireland
YearBoys
20254
20243
2023–
2022–
20216
2020–
2019–
2018–
2017–
2016–

Top girl names · Top boy names in Northern Ireland (2025)

Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), Baby Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1997 to 2025. Original data · Licence