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Baby name
Arthur
Boy
Origin of the name
Arthur's origin is debated: it is often linked to a Celtic word meaning “bear,” or to the Roman name Artorius. The legendary King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table made it famous.
Comeback name
548,729births since 1880
1920sgeneration
No. 19rank at its peak, in 1921
Where babies named Arthur are born
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The darker the blue, the more common Arthur is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.
Where it is most popular
Compared with the national average, Arthur is most common in Rhode Island (2.3 times), Massachusetts (2.1) and Maine (2), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.
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