Arth
A masculine name of Sanskrit origin meaning "wealth, prosperity".
Name Census estimates that about 193 living Americans carry the first name Arth. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Arth today is around 9 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Arth births was 2022 (20 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Arth. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Arth with official rankings and popularity over time.
People living today
193
~ 1 in 1,775,929 Americans
Peak year
2022
20 babies that year
Average age
9
years old
2024 SSA rank
#5,063
Tracked since 1998
Census
Arth in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 222 people with the first name Arth, which placed it at #35,960 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#35,960
National first-name rank
People counted
222
222 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Asian and Pacific Islander
86.5% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Arth
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Arth is Asian/Pacific Islander at 86.5%. The next largest groups are White (8.1%) and Hispanic (3.2%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Arth described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Arth at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Asian and Pacific Islander86.5% · 192
- White8.1% · 18
- Hispanic or Latino3.2% · 7
- Black or African American2.3% · 5
Popularity
Arth: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Arth from the 1990s through to the 2020s, spanning 4 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2020s, with 87 total registrations. The name continues to be given at rates close to its all-time high, suggesting it has not yet fallen out of fashion.
Babies born per year
Decades
Arth by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Arth during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Arths live
Origin
Meaning and history of Arth
The name Arth originates from the Sanskrit language, which is one of the oldest Indo-Aryan languages and has been spoken in the Indian subcontinent since antiquity. The name is derived from the Sanskrit word "artha," which means "meaning," "purpose," or "wealth." It is believed to have emerged during the Vedic period, which spans from around 1500 BCE to 600 BCE.
Arth is a name that has been associated with Hindu mythology and religious texts. In the ancient Hindu epic, the Mahabharata, one of the characters is named Artha, who is the son of the sage Vidura. The name is also mentioned in the Vedas, which are the oldest Hindu scriptures, where it is used to refer to one of the four primary goals of human life, known as the "Purusharthas."
The earliest recorded examples of the name Arth can be traced back to ancient Indian inscriptions and texts from the Vedic period. One notable person in history who bore this name was Artha, a renowned philosopher and economist who lived in the 4th century BCE and is considered one of the pioneers of ancient Indian economic thought.
Throughout history, several notable figures have carried the name Arth. One example is Arth Anila (born c. 1420 AD), a famous astrologer and author from the Vijayanagara Empire in southern India. Another is Arth Bhushan (1609-1675), a renowned Sanskrit scholar and poet from the Mughal Empire.
In the field of literature, Arth Bindu (born c. 1200 AD) was a celebrated poet and author from the Deccan region of India, known for his works in the Marathi language. Arth Narayana (1825-1898) was a prominent social reformer and educator from Bengal, who played a significant role in the Indian Renaissance movement.
Another notable figure is Arth Chandra (1877-1948), a pioneering Indian botanist and plant taxonomist who made significant contributions to the study of the flora of the Indian subcontinent. He was awarded the prestigious Padma Bhushan, one of India's highest civilian honors, in 1958.
People
Arth + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Arth as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with A
Other first names starting with A with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Arth: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Arth?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 193 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Arth going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 1,775,929 US residents.
Is Arth a common name?
We classify Arth as "Very Rare". It ranks above 73.7% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 194 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Arth most popular?
The single biggest year for Arth was 2022, when 20 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Arth is about 9 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Arth in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 222 people with the name Arth, or 0.07 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #35,960 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Arth in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Arth?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Arth leans strongly male. 215 people counted with this name were male (98.6%), compared with 3 female bearers (1.4%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Arth?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Arth is Asian/Pacific Islander at 86.5%. The next largest groups are White (8.1%) and Hispanic (3.2%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Arth most often in the Census?
Asian/Pacific Islander is the largest reported group for people named Arth in the 2020 Census, accounting for 86.5% (192 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Arth in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Arth a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Arth in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Arth still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Arth in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Arth can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people are called Arth?
You can see how many people have the name Arth on our sister site HowManyOfMe.org — same data roots, lighter UI.