Art is a boy's name of Irish and Celtic origin meaning “bear.” In 2024 it was given to 28 boys in the United States.
Art belongs to the Irish & Celtic tradition. Its meaning — “bear” — is the sense carried by its Irish and Celtic roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Art first appears in Social Security records in 1880. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #418 in 1881, and in 2024 28 babies received the name — 6,108 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Art means “bear” in its Irish and Celtic roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Art is a boy name. In 2024, 28 babies received the name in the US.
Art comes from the Irish & Celtic tradition.
Art first appears in US records in 1880. Its best-ever ranking was #418 in 1881, and 28 babies were given the name in 2024.
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. England & Wales figures are from the Office for National Statistics. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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