Art
Boy name · #3383 in 2025 · Very rare
Art ranks #3383 among American boys' names as of 2025, with 34 newborns given the name that year. A decade ago it stood at #4711, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 52,941 boys born in 2025 was named Art.
The 145-year story
Art first appears in the Social Security records in 1880, when 12 boys received the name. Its peak came in 1961, when 189 boys were named Art — good for #574 that year. Today's parents encounter it as a name from their grandparents’ generation, which is precisely the vintage window from which names get revived. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Babies named Art per year. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Art in class?
On our rarity read — which blends how common Art is today with its five-year momentum — the name reads as "very rare". A high score means genuine rarity — your Art will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Art is most common
State-level data for Art is too sparse in 2025 to rank by rate — in most states its count falls below the SSA's per-state reporting threshold (counts under 5 are withheld).
Nicknames & related forms of Art
Art belongs to the Arthur family — closely related nicknames and spellings of the same name.
Counted as one name, the Arthur family went to about 3,881 boys in 2025 — together they'd rank around #85, versus #3383 for Art alone.
Names like Art
Statistically, parents drawn to Art tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Stuart, Stewart, Kurt, Walt, and Audie.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Art | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 34 | #3379 |
| 2024 | 28 | #3896 |
| 2023 | 28 | #3883 |
| 2022 | 32 | #3533 |
| 2021 | 29 | #3740 |
| 2020 | 27 | #3811 |
| 2019 | 21 | #4639 |
| 2018 | 33 | #3373 |
| 2017 | 23 | #4331 |
| 2016 | 17 | #5318 |
| 2015 | 20 | #4711 |
| 2014 | 12 | #6632 |
| 2013 | 21 | #4463 |
| 2012 | 17 | #5256 |
| 2011 | 10 | #7502 |
| 2010 | 17 | #5251 |
| 2009 | 12 | #6802 |
| 2008 | 14 | #6070 |
| 2007 | 15 | #5661 |
| 2006 | 11 | #6904 |
| 2005 | 11 | #6634 |
| 2004 | 12 | #6138 |
| 2003 | 10 | #6715 |
| 2002 | 13 | #5395 |
| 2001 | 20 | #3974 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Art a popular boy name?
Art ranked #3383 among boys in 2025 with 34 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #4711.
When was the name Art most popular?
Art peaked in 1961, when 189 American boys received the name (ranked #574 that year). Since 1961 the name has declined from that high.
How rare is the name Art?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 52,941 newborn American boys was named Art. On our rarity scale (rarity blended with momentum) we classify it as "very rare".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.