Mcarthur
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- mak-AR-thur
- Origin
- Scottish
Mcarthur is a boys' name of Scottish origin, meaning “son of Arthur”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Mcarthur mean?
Scottish: Scottish clan surname MacArthur
“son of Arthur”
General Douglas MacArthur led Allied forces in the Pacific during World War II.
Is Mcarthur a girl's or a boy's name?
Mcarthur is a boys' name.
How popular is Mcarthur in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1942, with 290 boys. It first appears in the records in 1912.
Half of all the boys named Mcarthur in the US since 1880 were born between 1944 and 1970, the years shaded on the chart below.
Mcarthur in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 5 | #12,232 |
| 2022 | 8 | #8,983 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 5 | #12,080 |
| 2014 | 8 | #8,775 |
| 2013 | 12 | #6,598 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 7 | #9,593 |
| 2010 | 6 | #10,759 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 6 | #10,915 |
| 2006 | 9 | #7,992 |
| 2005 | 6 | #10,144 |
| 2004 | 5 | #11,348 |
| 2003 | 5 | #10,886 |
| 2002 | 10 | #6,515 |
| 2001 | 7 | #8,332 |
| 2000 | 8 | #7,409 |
| 1999 | 5 | #9,905 |
| 1998 | 6 | #8,472 |
| 1997 | 10 | #5,636 |
| 1996 | 5 | #9,008 |
| 1995 | 6 | #7,785 |
| 1994 | 11 | #5,103 |
| 1993 | 8 | #6,221 |
| 1992 | 11 | #4,864 |
| 1991 | 21 | #2,983 |
| 1990 | 13 | #4,161 |
| 1989 | 20 | #2,983 |
| 1988 | 12 | #3,910 |
| 1987 | 17 | #2,938 |
| 1986 | 11 | #3,878 |
| 1985 | 15 | #3,067 |
| 1984 | 14 | #3,105 |
| 1983 | 10 | #3,882 |
| 1982 | 15 | #2,971 |
| 1981 | 24 | #2,137 |
| 1980 | 18 | #2,616 |
| 1979 | 12 | #3,356 |
| 1978 | 24 | #2,012 |
| 1977 | 16 | #2,664 |
| 1976 | 12 | #3,093 |
| 1975 | 14 | #2,749 |
| 1974 | 16 | #2,457 |
| 1973 | 29 | #1,612 |
| 1972 | 26 | #1,721 |
| 1971 | 38 | #1,378 |
| 1970 | 29 | #1,581 |
| 1969 | 31 | #1,440 |
| 1968 | 35 | #1,282 |
| 1967 | 26 | #1,506 |
| 1966 | 27 | #1,483 |
| 1965 | 37 | #1,254 |
| 1964 | 46 | #1,125 |
| 1963 | 44 | #1,164 |
| 1962 | 33 | #1,366 |
| 1961 | 21 | #1,777 |
| 1960 | 23 | #1,691 |
| 1959 | 31 | #1,415 |
| 1958 | 15 | #2,092 |
| 1957 | 29 | #1,456 |
| 1956 | 27 | #1,510 |
| 1955 | 30 | #1,395 |
| 1954 | 32 | #1,332 |
| 1953 | 30 | #1,377 |
| 1952 | 42 | #1,135 |
| 1951 | 76 | #805 |
| 1950 | 53 | #947 |
| 1949 | 53 | #945 |
| 1948 | 45 | #1,046 |
| 1947 | 64 | #869 |
| 1946 | 86 | #700 |
| 1945 | 113 | #567 |
| 1944 | 133 | #528 |
| 1943 | 173 | #470 |
| 1942 | 290 | #357 |
| 1941 | 14 | #1,903 |
| 1940 | 9 | #2,478 |
| 1939 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 6 | #3,174 |
| 1937 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 7 | #2,972 |
| 1933 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 6 | #3,360 |
| 1931 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 6 | #3,727 |
| 1917 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 7 | #2,044 |
Nicknames for Mcarthur
- Mac 64 boys in the UK in 2025
Names like Mcarthur
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Michael, Scott, Timothy, Christopher, Mark, Peter, Gregory, David, Douglas, Patrick, Dennis, Steven
Names related to Mcarthur
More Scottish names
Isla, Finley, Logan, Arabella, Cameron, Bonnie, Paisley, Brody, Carson, Maxwell, Brodie, Finlay, Blair, Lennox, Skye, Knox
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Mcarthur: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/mcarthur, updated 20 October 2026.