# Art (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/art/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | boys |
| Origin | not recorded |
| Meaning | not recorded |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |
| US babies named this | 6,146 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 6,141 / 5 (0% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 296, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

Clipping.

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1918 | 5 | 4,869 |

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 10 | 7,544 |
| 2012 | 17 | 5,269 |
| 2013 | 21 | 4,478 |
| 2014 | 12 | 6,664 |
| 2015 | 20 | 4,730 |
| 2016 | 17 | 5,338 |
| 2017 | 23 | 4,336 |
| 2018 | 33 | 3,376 |
| 2019 | 21 | 4,651 |
| 2020 | 27 | 3,822 |
| 2021 | 29 | 3,744 |
| 2022 | 32 | 3,540 |
| 2023 | 28 | 3,889 |
| 2024 | 28 | 3,898 |
| 2025 | 34 | 3,382 |

### England and Wales, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 12 | 1,788 |
| 2012 | 15 | 1,589 |
| 2013 | 7 | 2,660 |
| 2014 | 11 | 1,935 |
| 2015 | 12 | 1,902 |
| 2016 | 12 | 1,903 |
| 2017 | 14 | 1,703 |
| 2018 | 15 | 1,610 |
| 2019 | 13 | 1,745 |
| 2020 | 19 | 1,314 |
| 2021 | 14 | 1,688 |
| 2022 | 12 | 1,879 |
| 2023 | 8 | 2,546 |
| 2024 | 14 | 1,758 |
| 2025 | 12 | 2,014 |

## People named Art

- Art Carney, American actor and comedian (1918–2003)
- Art Blakey, American jazz drummer and bandleader (1919–1990)
- Art Clokey, American animator (1921-2010)
- Art Farmer, American jazz trumpeter (1928–1999)
- Art Pepper, American saxophonist (1925–1982)
- Art Metrano, American actor (1936–2021)
- Art Malik, British actor
- Art Evans, American actor (1942–2024)
- Art LaFleur, American actor (1943–2021)
- Art Acord, American silent film actor, stuntman, ranch hand (1890–1931)
- Art Ross, Canadian hockey player (1886-1964)
- Art Cross, American racing driver

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.