Arthor comes from the ModernAmerican / InventedVariant tradition, meaning Noble ruler or leader..
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How popular is Arthor?
1923peak year
Today, Arthor is rarely chosen — ranked well outside the top 1,000 (around #10734), with only about 6 babies given the name per year. But it wasn't always this way. At its peak in 1923, 21 babies were given the name (ranked #1700 nationally). Its strongest stretch was the 1920s. In all, around 607 babies have been registered as Arthor since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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