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Art

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Meaning of Art: English: 'bear' or 'noble'

Art is a boy's name most strongly associated with English naming. It has 3 letters and 1 syllable, and it is familiar but far from overused — 3284th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 1758th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#3284

34 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#1758

14 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

6,146

First recorded 1880 · peak 1961

Trend

rising

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 17 babies1982: 30 babies1983: 21 babies1984: 23 babies1985: 15 babies1986: 19 babies1987: 19 babies1988: 31 babies1989: 35 babies1990: 33 babies19901991: 28 babies1992: 17 babies1993: 18 babies1994: 10 babies1995: 13 babies1996: 23 babies1997: 15 babies1998: 16 babies1999: 18 babies2000: 17 babies20002001: 20 babies2002: 13 babies2003: 10 babies2004: 12 babies2005: 11 babies2006: 11 babies2007: 15 babies2008: 14 babies2009: 12 babies2010: 17 babies20102011: 10 babies2012: 17 babies2013: 21 babies2014: 12 babies2015: 20 babies2016: 17 babies2017: 23 babies2018: 33 babies2019: 21 babies2020: 27 babies20202021: 29 babies2022: 32 babies2023: 28 babies2024: 28 babies2025: 34 babies
US babies named Art per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 35.

Gender split

100% boys · 0% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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