Arthur Silk
There are approximately 2 people named Arthur Silk living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 171,377,169 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Arthur with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Silk. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census demographics where available.
Expected bearers
2
1 in 171,377,169
Named Arthur
224K
Alive today
Named Silk
3.2K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 224K
Rarity: Common
Gender: Male
Peak year: 1921
Average age: 58
Top Census group: White (67.2%)
Estimated bearers: 3.2K
Rarity: Rare
Census rank: #10,835
Per 100K: 0.94
Top ancestry: White (79.2%)
First name trend
Arthur: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Arthur. The peak year was 1921 with 10,579 births. The average person named Arthur today is 58 years old.
Babies born per year
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Arthur
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the first name Arthur, from the 2020 US Census Bureau first-name tables. The largest published group is White at 67.2%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Arthur described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the name Arthur at the time of the Census. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White67.2% · 138,390
- Black or African American16.6% · 34,181
- Hispanic or Latino9.8% · 20,203
- Asian and Pacific Islander3.1% · 6,365
- Two or more races2.6% · 5,299
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.7% · 1,403
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Silk surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Silk, from the 2020 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 79.2%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the surname Silk described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the surname Silk at the time of the Census. A surname does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White79.2% · 2,223
- American Indian and Alaska Native6.0% · 168
- Asian and Pacific Islander4.9% · 138
- Two or more races4.8% · 136
- Hispanic or Latino3.5% · 99
- Black or African American1.6% · 44
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Arthur has a living-bearer frequency of 0.0653% of the US population, based on 223,751 estimated living Americans carrying this first name (from SSA birth records going back to 1880, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables).
Even though the Census Bureau now publishes first-name tables, we do not use that file as the main first-name input for this estimate. The latest first-name Census snapshot is from 2020, which makes it 6 years old today. Because Census first-name data is only released once every 10 years, SSA birth records plus CDC survival rates give a better current estimate of how many people are likely alive with the name Arthur right now.
The surname Silk appears at a rate of 0.94 per 100,000 residents in the 2020 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0009%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 2 people with the full name Arthur Silk. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
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FAQ
Arthur Silk: questions and answers
How many people are named Arthur Silk?
We estimate approximately 2 people in the United States share the full name Arthur Silk. That works out to about 1 in 171,377,169 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.0653%) with the surname frequency (0.94 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Arthur Silk?
We classify Arthur Silk as "Very Rare". About 1 in 171,377,169 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Arthur a male or female name?
Arthur is predominantly male. Out of 548,057 total SSA registrations, 99.4% were male and 0.6% were female. See the full Arthur profile for detailed gender data.
Where does this data come from?
First-name data comes from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files (1880 to 2024). Surname data comes from the 2020 US Census Bureau decennial surname tables. Living-bearer estimates use CDC actuarial life tables to adjust for mortality. Read the full methodology.
How many people share the full name Arthur Silk?
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