Scotland: Arthur rose from 124th place to 19th
23 boys were named Arthur in 1974; 158 in 2025.
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Both the registration count and the within-sex rank are shown. Birth totals also changed; a name decline is not a decline of the same size in all children.
Each series has a labelled scale in its original units. Values at both ends are above each line. Compare the numbers and axis ticks; the panels have different units. Gaps are not filled.
- Arthur: registrations birth registrations
23 (1974) → 158 (2025)
- Name rank rank within sex (ties share rank)
124 (1974) → 19 (2025)
- Children in the list birth registrations with published names
34,825 (1974) → 19,642 (2025)
Published values for the selected period without interpolation. The headline describes an observation, not a causal effect.
Scotland, not the entire UK. Counts cover registered live births and exact first-name spellings. NRS suppresses counts 1–2; absence is not zero. Accents are combined under source rules; variants such as Ben and Benjamin are separate.
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Did other spellings and similar names remain popular?