Macarther
The Story of Macarther
Macarther first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1942, with 10 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1942: 10 births, good for #2,385 nationwide. Macarther last appeared in the published SSA data in 1942, with 10 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 10 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1940s to the 2020s.
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About the name Macarther
Macarther is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1942 and has accumulated 10 births in the dataset. Macarther's peak popularity came in 1942 when it ranked #2,385. Use the chart and map above to compare Macarther'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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