NameTides

Art

Art was the #3,379 boys' name in the US in 2025 (34 babies), and #2,014 in England & Wales.

Art as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Art as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.250.50.75118801900192019401960198020002020IrelandNorthern IrelandEngland & WalesUS
Art as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.250.50.7511880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesNorthern IrelandIrelandCanada
2025#3,379 (34)#2,014 (12)#344 (4)#329 (12)—
2024#3,896 (28)#1,758 (14)#404 (3)#327 (12)#3,072 (5)
2023#3,883 (28)#2,547 (8)—#362 (10)—
2022#3,533 (32)#1,880 (12)—#329 (13)—
2021#3,740 (29)#1,688 (14)#295 (6)#326 (13)#2,812 (5)
2020#3,811 (27)#1,314 (19)—#324 (13)—
2019#4,639 (21)#1,745 (13)—#244 (19)—
2018#3,373 (33)#1,610 (15)—#283 (16)—
2017#4,331 (23)#1,703 (14)—#305 (14)#2,439 (6)
2016#5,318 (17)#1,903 (12)—#283 (16)—
2015#4,711 (20)#1,902 (12)—#397 (9)—
2014#6,632 (12)#1,935 (11)—#428 (8)—
2013#4,463 (21)#2,660 (7)—#711 (3)—
2012#5,256 (17)#1,589 (15)—#616 (4)—
2011#7,502 (10)#1,788 (12)———

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1881 at #416.
  • Rising over the last five years.
  • In the US records since the data begins in 1880.
  • A comeback: it faded for decades and is rising again.

How common is it?

about 1 in 50,000 baby boys in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USBoys2025about 1 in 50,000rare
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 23,000rare
Northern IrelandBoys2025about 1 in 2,100uncommon
IrelandBoys2025about 1 in 2,000uncommon

Next year

On its recent trend, Art is likely to keep falling in the US in 2026: about 1 in 54,000 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 44,000 to 1 in 66,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Art by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: fewer than 5 babiesNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #2,203CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #2,080TXFlorida: fewer than 5 babiesFL
Art (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Across Canada

ProvinceYearRankBabies
Ontario2024#1,5176

Art (boys): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
ArtCanadaBoys—too few
ArtEngland & WalesBoys#2,01412
ArtIrelandBoys#32912
ArtNorthern IrelandBoys#3444
ArtUSGirls—too few
ArtUSBoys#3,37934