How Many People Are Named Art?
An estimated 3,529 people in the United States have the first name Art. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 58 years old, and Art peaked in popularity in 1961 with 190 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Art as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Art paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
3,529
About 1 in 97,125 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
99.9% confidence
Average Age
58
years old
Peak Year
1961
190 births
Total Registered
6,113
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Art
Art is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 6,113 total births registered, 99.9% were male.
Art as a male name
Ranked #3,885 in 2024
28 male births in 2024
Peak: 1961 (190 births)
Art as a female name
Ranked #4,869 in 1918
5 female births in 1918
Peak: 1918 (5 births)
Art: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Art span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1960s, when 1,124 babies were registered. Art has declined significantly from its peak in the 1960s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Art by Decade
How has Art tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Art by State
Birth registrations for Art span all 25 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Illinois, Texas. The lowest are in New Mexico, Montana, Florida. On average, about 104 Arts were registered per state.
Art + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Art as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Art
Other first names starting with A with a similar number of bearers.
Art: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Art?
We estimate approximately 3,529 people named Art are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 97,125 Americans share this first name.
Is Art a common name?
Art is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 95.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 6,113 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Art most popular?
Art reached peak popularity in 1961, when 190 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Art is approximately 58 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Art a male name?
Art is predominantly male. 99.9% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Art Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Art Smith, Art Johnson, Art Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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