Boy or Girl

Is Mcarthur a boy or girl name?

Mcarthur was a boy name in the US. Across 1880–2024, 0% of the 2,275 US babies named Mcarthur were girls. Fewer than 10 babies were given the name in 2024.

Boy rank, 2024
Not ranked
Girl rank, 2024
Not ranked
Babies named Mcarthur since 1912
2,275
Most popular year
1942
290 babies
Babies named Mcarthur each year in the US
Line chart of US births named Mcarthur from 1912 to 2024, boys and girls. The table below has every value.075150225300192019401960198020002020

Boys and girls named Mcarthur, by decade

DecadeBoysGirlsShare girls
1910s1300%
1920s00–
1930s1900%
1940s98000%
1950s36500%
1960s32300%
1970s21600%
1980s15600%
1990s9600%
2000s5600%
2010s3800%
2020s1300%
Every year
YearBoysBoy rankGirlsGirl rank
20240–0–
20235#13,4710–
20228#9,5480–
20210–0–
20200–0–
20190–0–
20180–0–
20170–0–
20160–0–
20155#13,3650–
20148#9,3370–
201312#6,8870–
20120–0–
20117#10,3780–
20106#11,7030–
20090–0–
20080–0–
20076#11,8610–
20069#8,5060–
20056#11,0050–
20045#12,5660–
20035#12,1010–
200210#6,8750–
20017#8,9120–
20008#7,9370–
19995#11,0040–
19986#9,2350–
199710#5,9420–
19965#9,9990–
19956#8,5060–
199411#5,3290–
19938#6,6270–
199211#5,1330–
199121#3,0720–
199013#4,3260–
198920#3,0530–
198812#4,0790–
198717#3,0310–
198611#4,0370–
198515#3,1650–
198414#3,2160–
198310#4,0470–
198215#3,0550–
198124#2,1750–
198018#2,6900–
197912#3,4910–
197824#2,0490–
197716#2,7500–
197612#3,1960–
197514#2,8560–
197416#2,5230–
197329#1,6380–
197226#1,7510–
197138#1,3940–
197029#1,5980–
196931#1,4560–
196835#1,3030–
196726#1,5280–
196627#1,5020–
196537#1,2640–
196446#1,1400–
196344#1,1700–
196233#1,3810–
196121#1,8060–
196023#1,7180–
195931#1,4290–
195815#2,1420–
195729#1,4740–
195627#1,5250–
195530#1,4130–
195432#1,3530–
195330#1,3960–
195242#1,1440–
195176#8090–
195053#9530–
194953#9520–
194845#1,0590–
194764#8700–
194686#7010–
1945113#5690–
1944133#5280–
1943173#4710–
1942290#3570–
194114#1,9660–
19409#2,6090–
19390–0–
19386#3,4050–
19370–0–
19360–0–
19350–0–
19347#3,1880–
19330–0–
19326#3,6310–
19310–0–
19300–0–
19290–0–
19280–0–
19270–0–
19260–0–
19250–0–
19240–0–
19230–0–
19220–0–
19210–0–
19200–0–
19190–0–
19186#4,0070–
19170–0–
19160–0–
19150–0–
19140–0–
19130–0–
19127#2,1800–

Highest rank

As a boy name, Mcarthur reached #357 in 1942. It has never been ranked as a girl name. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.

Names from the same era

These names were also most popular in the 1940s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.

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Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.