A reliable meaning for Arcturus isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2021. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Arcturus through the years
Babies since 1880
31
31 boys · 0 girls
Most popular year
2021
7 babies
2025
6
#10,793 for boys
2021–25 vs 2016–20
+100%
Rising fast
Arcturus in U.S. Social Security birth records, 2021–2025, per million boys born. Years with fewer than five births for a sex are not published and appear as zero. Use the arrow keys to step through years.
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 6 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 10,793 among boys’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.