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Art

/ˈɑɹt/ · 100% boys · 34 born in 2025

Art has been given to about 6,146 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1961, which makes it a boomer-era name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables1
Pronunciation/ˈɑɹt/
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 3,876
Median age today65 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Art per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1961 · 189
  • Born in 202534
  • All time6,146
  • England & Wales, 202512

How popular is Art?

Its best year was 1961, when 189 babies were given the name, ranking 574th. The typical living American called Art is about 65 years old today. It is relatively most common in Texas, where it accounts for 0.00% of births.

Names that sound like Art

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Bart0.81
  2. Ari0.57
  3. Albert0.55
  4. Stuart0.55
  5. Artis0.53
  6. Stewart0.50
  7. Artie0.50
  8. Kurt0.47

Middle names for Art

Ranked by flow score
  1. Art Cole0.73
  2. Art Miles0.73
  3. Art Wilder0.72
  4. Art James0.71
  5. Art Thomas0.64
  6. Art John0.55

Sibling names for Art

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Gwensister · 0.86
  2. Ruthiesister · 0.85
  3. Myrasister · 0.84
  4. Frankieeither · 0.81
  5. Louiebrother · 0.81
  6. Lionelbrother · 0.80

Where Art is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Texas0.00%
  2. California0.00%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Art Evans0.73
  2. Art Edwards0.73
  3. Art Wilson0.69
  4. Art Williams0.69
  5. Art Roberts0.69
  6. Art Phillips0.69

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Art

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Art across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.