as a First Name
Short form of Arthur. There is also a traditional Gaelic name of this form (from art ‘bear’) which has generally been Anglicized as Arthur, although it in fact has no connection with that name. In the diminutive form Artan it has given rise to the Skye surname Mac Artain, Anglicized as McCartan.
| 1,257th in the U.S. for 2011 |
Nicknames & variations
Quick facts
- Thousands
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 18,863
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- Montana
- has the most people named Art per capita
- 1960
- marked the height of its popularity
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48%
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7%
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4%
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