Arth
Arth is a village, a town, and a municipality in Schwyz District in the canton of Schwyz in Switzerland.
Meaning & Origin of Arth
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Arth is a village, a town, and a municipality in Schwyz District in the canton of Schwyz in Switzerland.
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Origin & history
The Story of Arth
Arth first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1998, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2026, when 21 Arths were born — ranking #4,707 that year. As of 2026, Arth ranks #4,707 for baby boys with 21 births, rising sharply (+61% over the past five years). In total, more than 235 Arths have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Notable people named Arth
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- Karl Jakob Weber (1712 in Arth – 1764) a Swiss architect and engineer who was in charge of the first organized excavations at Herculaneum, Pompeii and Stabiae
- Robbie Hunter (born 1977) a retired South African professional road racing cyclist who competed professionally between 1999 and 2013; now lives in Arth
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Names that sound like Arth
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About the name Arth
Arth is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1998 and has accumulated 235 births in the dataset. Arth's peak popularity came in 2026 when it ranked #4,707. Use the chart and map above to compare Arth's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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