UK boy's name
Arthen
For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 2023. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.
Arthen is a boy's name in the UK records. People looking for Arthen popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2023 in this profile. In that release it ranked #4991, with 3 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 2017, with 4 births.
This profile covers 11 England and Wales registrations across 3 recorded years from 2017 to 2023. The figures come from ONS England and Wales, so the page is a view of published baby-name registrations rather than a forecast or a live count of people using the name today.
The latest count is about 75% of the recorded peak, which gives a quick read on how the name has moved since its high point.
We estimate that about 11 living people in the UK are called Arthen. This uses published birth registrations from England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, then applies ONS national life tables to estimate how many are likely still alive. It does not forecast extra births for 2024 or 2026.
Key insights
- • Arthen ranked #4991 for boys in England and Wales in 2023, with 3 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 2017, when 4 boys were registered as Arthen.
- • About 11 living people in the UK are estimated to have Arthen as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#4991
2023
Births in 2023
3
Latest year
Peak year
2017
4 births
Estimated living
11
2026
Popularity
Arthen over time
The chart below shows babies named Arthen registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 2017 to 2023. Empty years are left out so rare names are not stretched across long periods where the published files do not show any registrations.
For Arthen, the clearest high point is 2017. The latest England and Wales figure is 3 births in 2023, compared with 4 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
Arthen by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Arthen was a short-lived spike or a name that stayed in regular use. Average rank is calculated only from years where a published rank exists.
| Decade | Average rank | Total births | Years covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020s | #4491 | 7 | 2 |
| 2010s | #3996 | 4 | 1 |
Related
Names similar to Arthen
- Alfie 86,546
- Alexander 85,525
- Adam 71,855
- Archie 59,965
- Arthur 43,586
- Aaron 36,366
- Alex 32,729
- Andrew 20,169
- Arlo 19,061
- Aidan 16,776
- Albie 16,017
- Albert 15,809
FAQ
Arthen: questions and answers
How popular is the name Arthen in the UK right now?
In 2023, Arthen was ranked #4991 for boys in England and Wales, with 3 births registered.
When was Arthen most popular?
The peak year on record was 2017, with 4 babies registered as Arthen in England and Wales.
How many people are called Arthen in the UK?
A total of 11 babies have been registered as Arthen across the 3 years of ONS England & Wales records shown here.
Which records is this page based on?
The England and Wales timeline uses ONS baby-name records. Scotland figures come from NRS and Northern Ireland figures come from NISRA. Counts are registrations in published baby-name files. The living estimate uses those birth registrations with ONS national life tables.