boys' name ★ peaked 2005

Arturo

Gender Boy Rank 2025 #627 Trend → Stable
Rank 2025
#627
among boys · ↓49 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
446
named Arturo · -10% vs 2024
How common
1 in 3,830
boys born in 2025
Peak year
2005
1,093 babies
All-time total
57,291
#463 all-time among boys
First recorded
1898
in Social Security records

Arturo popularity over time

57,291 babies have been named Arturo since 1898, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.190.380.560.7518801900192019401960198020002020BoysGirls
BoysGirls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – 6 6 1 – #1,009
1900s – 51 51 5 +750% #702
1910s – 389 389 39 +663% #599
1920s – 1,440 1,440 144 +270% #411
1930s 6 1,444 1,450 145 +1% #434
1940s – 2,479 2,479 248 +71% #360
1950s 5 4,209 4,214 421 +70% #334
1960s 19 4,688 4,707 471 +12% #344
1970s 49 6,233 6,282 628 +33% #276
1980s 73 7,784 7,857 786 +25% #263
1990s 51 10,254 10,305 1,031 +31% #259
2000s 6 9,882 9,888 989 -4% #284
2010s – 5,421 5,421 542 -45% #422
2020s (to 2025) – 2,802 2,802 467 -14% #578

Where Arturo is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 boys (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 boys Implied rank
2026 451 0.26 outside top 500
2027 455 0.27 outside top 500
2028 459 0.27 outside top 500
2029 462 0.27 outside top 500
2030 464 0.27 outside top 500

Where Arturo is most popular

Boys named Arturo per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.269 per 1,000. Strongest in Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are boys named Arturo born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Boys 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Arizona 146 0.892 +231%
New Mexico 27 0.819 +204%
Texas 613 0.696 +158%
California 588 0.643 +139%
Nevada 28 0.491 +82%
Oregon 31 0.408 +52%
Washington 56 0.342 +27%
Illinois 84 0.329 +22%
Oklahoma 28 0.317 +18%
Colorado 38 0.294 +9%
Nebraska 11 0.253 -6%
Idaho 10 0.244 -9%
Florida 101 0.213 -21%
Georgia 53 0.209 -22%
North Carolina 52 0.204 -24%
New York 76 0.176 -35%
Utah 16 0.168 -38%
South Carolina 13 0.126 -53%
Michigan 20 0.098 -64%
Kansas 6 0.087 -68%
Tennessee 12 0.066 -75%
Indiana 10 0.062 -77%
Virginia 11 0.058 -78%
Wisconsin 6 0.051 -81%
Maryland 6 0.050 -81%
Pennsylvania 11 0.041 -85%
Minnesota 5 0.041 -85%
Massachusetts 5 0.036 -86%
Missouri 5 0.036 -87%
New Jersey 7 0.035 -87%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Maine – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
New Hampshire – – –
Ohio – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Dakota – – –
Vermont – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Arturo

Arturo is uncommon for boys in the United States, ranked #627 in 2025 with 446 babies given the name. It is currently holding steady compared with a decade ago.

Since 1898, 57,291 American babies have been named Arturo. Its peak came in 2005, when 1,093 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2000s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Arturo stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Arturo?

The median living Arturo is about 32 years old; half are between 20 and 48. An estimated 50 thousand people named Arturo are alive in the United States today.

median 32 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Arturo year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 – – 446 #627
2024 – – 493 #578
2023 – – 451 #623
2022 – – 505 #579
2021 – – 431 #641
2020 – – 476 #583
2019 – – 453 #604
2018 – – 447 #605
2017 – – 478 #568
2016 – – 543 #537
2015 – – 557 #516
2014 – – 539 #519
2013 – – 527 #508
2012 – – 589 #462
2011 – – 632 #431
2010 – – 656 #422
2009 – – 798 #381
2008 – – 900 #351
2007 – – 972 #328
2006 – – 991 #323
2005 – – 1,093 #300
2004 – – 1,014 #309
2003 – – 986 #303
2002 – – 1,032 #288
2001 6 #13,697 1,058 #284
2000 – – 1,038 #291
1995 6 #11,931 1,015 #274
1990 11 #7,347 1,036 #259
1985 8 #7,612 767 #272
1980 5 #10,511 767 #275
1975 6 #8,055 644 #295
1970 – – 568 #335
1965 6 #5,850 443 #365
1960 – – 460 #368
1955 – – 410 #357
1950 – – 364 #354
1945 – – 220 #405
1940 – – 163 #455
1935 – – 134 #494
1930 – – 182 #434
1925 – – 129 #539
1920 – – 111 #592
1915 – – 48 #894
1910 – – 23 #599
1905 – – 12 #702
1900 – – 8 #975
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Famous people named Arturo

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Arturo Gatti Arturo Gatti Canadian boxer (1972–2009) Contemporary
  2. 2 Arturo Toscanini Arturo Toscanini Italian conductor (1867–1957) 19th century
  3. 3 Arturo Pérez-Reverte Arturo Pérez-Reverte Spanish writer and journalist b. 1951 · Contemporary
  4. 4 Arturo Sandoval Arturo Sandoval Cuban-American jazz trumpeter, pianist and composer (born 1949) Contemporary
  5. 5 Arturo Sosa Arturo Sosa Venezuelan priest (born 1948) Contemporary
  6. 6 Arturo Merzario Arturo Merzario Italian racing driver (born 1943) Contemporary
  7. 7 Arturo Márquez Arturo Márquez Mexican composer (born 1950) Contemporary
  8. 8 Arturo Frondizi Arturo Frondizi 32nd president of Argentina (1958–62) 1908–1995 · Contemporary
  9. 9 Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli Italian pianist 1920–1995 · Contemporary
  10. 10 Arturo Umberto Illia Arturo Umberto Illia 34th President of Argentina 1900–1983 · Contemporary
  11. 11 Arturo Alessandri Arturo Alessandri 17th and 21st President of Chile (1920–24, 1925, 1932–38) 1868–1950 · 19th century
  12. 12 Arturo Lupoli Arturo Lupoli Italian footballer (born 1987) Contemporary
  13. 13 Arturo Ripstein Arturo Ripstein Mexican film director (born 1943) Contemporary
  14. 14 Arturo Rawson Arturo Rawson 21st President of Argentina 1885–1952 · 19th century
  15. 15 Arturo Uslar Pietri Arturo Uslar Pietri Venezuelan writer 1906–2001 · Contemporary
  16. 16 Arturo Pomar Arturo Pomar Spanish chess grandmaster (1931–2016) Contemporary
  17. 17 Arturo Mina Arturo Mina Ecuadorian footballer (born 1990) Contemporary
  18. 18 Arturo Fernández Rodríguez Arturo Fernández Rodríguez Spanish actor (1929–2019) Contemporary
  19. 19 Arturo Rodríguez Arturo Rodríguez Argentine boxer and rugby union player 1907–1982 · Contemporary
  20. 20 Arturo Coddou Arturo Coddou Chilean footballer (1907–1955) 1905–1955 · Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Arturo, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Arturo?

The median living Arturo is about 32 years old. Half of all living Arturos are between 20 and 48 years old.

How many people named Arturo are alive today?

An estimated 50 thousand people named Arturo are alive in the United States, based on 57,291 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Arturo in 2025?

Arturo ranked #627 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 446 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Arturo?

57,291 babies have been named Arturo in the United States since 1898, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Arturo most popular?

Arturo peaked in 2005, when 1,093 newborns received the name.

Is Arturo a boy or girl name?

Arturo is overwhelmingly a boy's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Arturo rising or falling?

Arturo has been roughly stable over the past decade.

Will Arturo become more popular?

Arturo looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 464 boys named Arturo in 2030, ranking outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Arturo?

Well-known people named Arturo include Arturo Gatti (boxer), Arturo Toscanini (conductor), Arturo Pérez-Reverte (writer).

Names like Arturo

Names that sound and feel close to Arturo: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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