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Arthur vs Wesley

Wesley leads today (#52 vs #87), and both are climbing.

145 years, head to head

Babies named Arthur and Wesley per year in U.S. Social Security records, 1880–2025.

3.5k7k10.5k1880192019602000ArthurWesley1880: Arthur 1,599 · Wesley 1231881: Arthur 1,575 · Wesley 1021882: Arthur 1,686 · Wesley 1451883: Arthur 1,591 · Wesley 1041884: Arthur 1,690 · Wesley 1201885: Arthur 1,516 · Wesley 1081886: Arthur 1,656 · Wesley 1211887: Arthur 1,489 · Wesley 1151888: Arthur 1,710 · Wesley 1471889: Arthur 1,668 · Wesley 1011890: Arthur 1,610 · Wesley 1311891: Arthur 1,514 · Wesley 1151892: Arthur 1,768 · Wesley 1421893: Arthur 1,635 · Wesley 1361894: Arthur 1,712 · Wesley 1491895: Arthur 1,666 · Wesley 1561896: Arthur 1,821 · Wesley 1451897: Arthur 1,647 · Wesley 1211898: Arthur 1,619 · Wesley 1511899: Arthur 1,357 · Wesley 1191900: Arthur 1,853 · Wesley 1811901: Arthur 1,329 · Wesley 1461902: Arthur 1,487 · Wesley 1451903: Arthur 1,435 · Wesley 1531904: Arthur 1,495 · Wesley 1661905: Arthur 1,505 · Wesley 1741906: Arthur 1,486 · Wesley 1551907: Arthur 1,553 · Wesley 1911908: Arthur 1,601 · Wesley 1851909: Arthur 1,665 · Wesley 1971910: Arthur 1,942 · Wesley 2091911: Arthur 2,376 · Wesley 2611912: Arthur 4,685 · Wesley 4851913: Arthur 5,422 · Wesley 5851914: Arthur 6,641 · Wesley 7891915: Arthur 8,564 · Wesley 9901916: Arthur 8,921 · Wesley 1,0261917: Arthur 9,282 · Wesley 1,0141918: Arthur 10,105 · Wesley 1,1451919: Arthur 9,540 · Wesley 1,0991920: Arthur 10,236 · Wesley 1,2441921: Arthur 10,527 · Wesley 1,3321922: Arthur 10,114 · Wesley 1,2871923: Arthur 9,924 · Wesley 1,3791924: Arthur 10,172 · Wesley 1,3471925: Arthur 9,986 · Wesley 1,2651926: Arthur 9,465 · Wesley 1,3201927: Arthur 9,338 · Wesley 1,3241928: Arthur 8,880 · Wesley 1,1811929: Arthur 8,470 · Wesley 1,1821930: Arthur 8,284 · Wesley 1,1861931: Arthur 7,525 · Wesley 1,1151932: Arthur 6,916 · Wesley 1,1351933: Arthur 6,525 · Wesley 1,0301934: Arthur 6,443 · Wesley 1,1181935: Arthur 6,547 · Wesley 1,0401936: Arthur 6,264 · Wesley 1,0611937: Arthur 6,321 · Wesley 1,0651938: Arthur 6,525 · Wesley 1,0741939: Arthur 6,380 · Wesley 1,1131940: Arthur 6,510 · Wesley 1,1291941: Arthur 6,739 · Wesley 1,0911942: Arthur 8,027 · Wesley 1,2531943: Arthur 7,785 · Wesley 1,2671944: Arthur 7,255 · Wesley 1,1691945: Arthur 6,802 · Wesley 1,1071946: Arthur 7,537 · Wesley 1,2481947: Arthur 8,255 · Wesley 1,4591948: Arthur 7,576 · Wesley 1,3361949: Arthur 7,482 · Wesley 1,4061950: Arthur 7,161 · Wesley 1,5271951: Arthur 7,414 · Wesley 1,5001952: Arthur 7,236 · Wesley 1,5941953: Arthur 7,001 · Wesley 1,7331954: Arthur 6,856 · Wesley 1,8441955: Arthur 6,570 · Wesley 1,9251956: Arthur 6,289 · Wesley 2,0041957: Arthur 6,052 · Wesley 1,9931958: Arthur 5,663 · Wesley 1,9541959: Arthur 5,474 · Wesley 2,0001960: Arthur 5,194 · Wesley 2,0201961: Arthur 4,815 · Wesley 2,0021962: Arthur 4,441 · Wesley 1,9631963: Arthur 4,275 · Wesley 2,1001964: Arthur 4,147 · Wesley 1,9691965: Arthur 3,779 · Wesley 1,8601966: Arthur 3,482 · Wesley 1,8031967: Arthur 3,312 · Wesley 1,5871968: Arthur 3,039 · Wesley 1,6421969: Arthur 3,138 · Wesley 1,8611970: Arthur 2,981 · Wesley 2,0591971: Arthur 2,816 · Wesley 1,9591972: Arthur 2,394 · Wesley 1,6901973: Arthur 2,204 · Wesley 1,5541974: Arthur 2,074 · Wesley 1,4671975: Arthur 2,022 · Wesley 1,5311976: Arthur 1,904 · Wesley 2,1471977: Arthur 1,969 · Wesley 4,3021978: Arthur 1,874 · Wesley 3,3061979: Arthur 1,862 · Wesley 3,2371980: Arthur 1,821 · Wesley 3,1651981: Arthur 1,802 · Wesley 3,0401982: Arthur 1,794 · Wesley 3,0311983: Arthur 1,747 · Wesley 2,7881984: Arthur 1,700 · Wesley 2,7991985: Arthur 1,716 · Wesley 3,0431986: Arthur 1,571 · Wesley 3,0431987: Arthur 1,557 · Wesley 3,2441988: Arthur 1,552 · Wesley 3,4781989: Arthur 1,534 · Wesley 3,4571990: Arthur 1,542 · Wesley 3,3161991: Arthur 1,477 · Wesley 3,2671992: Arthur 1,412 · Wesley 3,2391993: Arthur 1,241 · Wesley 3,1721994: Arthur 1,160 · Wesley 3,0311995: Arthur 1,113 · Wesley 2,7981996: Arthur 1,008 · Wesley 2,6161997: Arthur 973 · Wesley 2,3581998: Arthur 983 · Wesley 2,2421999: Arthur 874 · Wesley 2,2072000: Arthur 914 · Wesley 2,2162001: Arthur 881 · Wesley 2,0282002: Arthur 844 · Wesley 2,0512003: Arthur 795 · Wesley 2,1232004: Arthur 792 · Wesley 2,1082005: Arthur 830 · Wesley 2,1132006: Arthur 793 · Wesley 2,1032007: Arthur 819 · Wesley 2,0642008: Arthur 862 · Wesley 2,0672009: Arthur 812 · Wesley 2,2112010: Arthur 730 · Wesley 2,4312011: Arthur 893 · Wesley 2,4762012: Arthur 865 · Wesley 2,6492013: Arthur 1,034 · Wesley 2,8372014: Arthur 1,153 · Wesley 3,1432015: Arthur 1,247 · Wesley 3,2332016: Arthur 1,345 · Wesley 3,4292017: Arthur 1,514 · Wesley 3,5772018: Arthur 1,653 · Wesley 3,6282019: Arthur 2,193 · Wesley 3,7642020: Arthur 2,338 · Wesley 3,7062021: Arthur 2,477 · Wesley 4,2162022: Arthur 2,691 · Wesley 4,6682023: Arthur 2,832 · Wesley 4,5552024: Arthur 3,334 · Wesley 5,1622025: Arthur 3,847 · Wesley 5,578
ArthurWesley

Head to head

ArthurWesley
2025 rank
#87
#52
Babies named in 2025
3,847
5,578
Peak year
1881
2025
Trend
Rising since 2006
Rising since 2007
Usually for
Boys
Boys
Lifetime births
548,729
247,713
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