Is Arthur "too old a name" ?

[Taishan]

Hi all,

How does folk see the name Arthur?
Is it an "Old mans name"?

I help run a baby group and there are two babies called Arthur at the moment out of around 12 regular attendees. I worked in Early Years too for many years and never had an Arthur in a setting I worked in so it is definitely popular at the moment.

I did know an Orson, but the other children couldn’t say it and called him Orsom

Edited to say I think it’s a lovely name

I only know one little Arthur at my son's nursery, it's definitely not an old man's name anymore!

My son has 2 middle names, William and Arthur- both his great grandads names. He has a Traditional first name too - he's 26 now- so they've been in vogue again for quite awhile

It was once, but it's been very popular for little boys for about 10 years.

Lovely name but v popular now and not a good choice if you want a name that can’t be shortened.

It depends how your going to say it, are you actually going to pronounce it 'Arthur'? I only ask as there is a mum on the school run who has an Arthur but all you hear is her screaming 'Arrrffur' at him all the time and it's forever ruined the name for me 😂

I like it.
Can be shortened to Artie too which is adorable.

Absolutely love it.

I think some first time parents think it's quirky and old fashioned and don't realise it's one of the most popular boys' names. Arthurs are everywhere.

I really like it, it was my grandfathers name. It is very, very popular and has been for a little while, after a long time out in the wilderness.

I don’t think there are many Arthur’s at all between the ages of about 20 and 85. All younger or older.

It's definitely not an old man's. It's a very popular name for under tens.

I know people say it’s a popular name. My son is called Arthur he is 5, the only Arthur in his year group and I think I’ve heard one more child being called Arthur at the school. (I work there)

It’s not old, it is a traditional name that’s been around for a long time, but it’s very popular at the moment. It’s been the most commonly used boys name among people I know over the last couple of years.