How Many People Are Named Authur?
An estimated 1,004 people in the United States have the first name Authur. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 66 years old, and Authur peaked in popularity in 1951 with 56 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Authur 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 Authur paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 66, Authur is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1970.
Estimated Living Americans
1,004
About 1 in 341,389 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
66
years old
Peak Year
1951
56 births
Total Registered
2,192
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Authur
Authur is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 2,192 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Authur as a male name
Ranked #9,669 in 2006
7 male births in 2006
Peak: 1951 (56 births)
Authur: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Authur span from the 1880s to the 2000s, covering 13 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1950s, when 410 babies were registered. Authur has declined significantly from its peak in the 1950s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Authur by Decade
How has Authur 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.
Authur by State
Birth registrations for Authur span all 9 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Georgia, Texas, Alabama. The lowest are in Virginia, Arkansas, South Carolina. On average, about 51 Authurs were registered per state.
Authur + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Authur as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Authur
Other first names starting with A with a similar number of bearers.
Authur: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Authur?
We estimate approximately 1,004 people named Authur 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 341,389 Americans share this first name.
Is Authur a common name?
Authur is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 90.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,192 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Authur most popular?
Authur reached peak popularity in 1951, when 56 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Authur is approximately 66 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Authur a male name?
Authur is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Authur Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Authur Smith, Authur Johnson, Authur 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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