Arthas
A boys’ name with no widely documented etymology — two syllables, given to 13 babies a year in the US.
Arthas by the numbers
Arthas was given to 13 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its best year in America so far is the most recent one on record, which means it was still climbing when the records end.
What we can tell you about Arthas
Not every name has a meaning to trace. Plenty are coined rather than inherited — invented outright, blended from two names, or respelled from an older one — and where we cannot find an etymology we can stand behind, we would rather say so than make one up. What follows comes from the birth records themselves.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Arthas. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Arthurbear; the legendary king3,211 in England and Wales (2025)
- Atlasto bear, endure; the Titan355 in England and Wales (2025)
- Arhammost merciful or compassionate238 in England and Wales (2025)
- Athanimmortal; a form of Athanasios82 in the US (2017)
- Arshanlion-like, brave7 in England and Wales (2025)
- Ariasplural of aria; musical melodies11 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Arthas
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