How Many People Are Named Macarthur?
people named Macarthur are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 345,936 people in the US has this name
Based on 1,291 babies named Macarthur in Social Security records from 1941 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
142 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Macarthur in the records were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Macarthur alive today is about 44 years old, and 36% are between 30 and 59. Half of them were between 22 and 65 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Macarthur first appears in the records in 1941 and was given most often in 1942, to 142 babies. In 2025, 6 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1941 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Macarthur has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #513, in 1942. In 2025 it ranked #11,485.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #11,485 |
| Best rank | #513 (1942) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #1,158 in the 1940s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Macarthur alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Macarthur were born in Mississippi than in any other state: about 15 of those alive today.
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