Arthas
Arthas Menethil is a fictional character who appears in the Warcraft series of video games and novels by Blizzard Entertainment. He was once a paladin of the Silver Hand and the crown prince of Lordaeron, but he turned to evil during a fight to save his people. He later became the Lich King, one of the most prominent antagonists in Warcraft lore.
Meaning & Origin of Arthas
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Arthas Menethil is a fictional character who appears in the Warcraft series of video games and novels by Blizzard Entertainment. He was once a paladin of the Silver Hand and the crown prince of Lordaeron, but he turned to evil during a fight to save his people. He later became the Lich King, one of the most prominent antagonists in Warcraft lore.
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The Story of Arthas
The earliest SSA record of Arthas as a baby boy name dates back to 2009, when 5 babies received it. 2017 was its biggest year on record, with 13 newborns named Arthas — #6,338 in the national rankings. About 55% of every Arthas on record arrived during the 2020s, its defining decade. Arthas last appeared in the published SSA data in 2024, with 11 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 75 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2000s to the 2020s.
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About the name Arthas
Arthas is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2009 and has accumulated 75 births in the dataset. Arthas's peak popularity came in 2017 when it ranked #6,338. Use the chart and map above to compare Arthas'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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