The first name Arturo
A boy’s name.
3 syllables Male
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
In 2025, 12 boys were named Arturo, making it the 2,014th most popular boys’ name. It peaked in 2020, with 20 births (#1,273).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Arturo with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Arturo at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 446 boys born in the United States were named Arturo, the 627th most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 2005, when 1,093 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Famous people named Arturo
38 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Arturo VidalChilean association football player, born 1987
- Arturo AlessandriChilean politician and President (1868–1950)
- Arturo SandovalCuban jazz trumpeter, pianist and composer, born 1949
- Arturo GattiCanadian boxer (1972–2009)
- Arturo RodríguezArgentine boxer (1907-1982)
- Arturo Torres CarrascoChilean footballer (1906-1987)
- Arturo CoddouChilean footballer (1905-1955)
- Arturo ÁlvarezAmerican soccer player, born 1985
- Arturo PratChilean naval officer, lawyer, and professor, 1848–1879
- Arturo RodasEcuadorian composer, born 1954
- Arturo Lona ReyesCatholic bishop, 1925–2020
- Arturo FaríasChilean footballer (1927–1992)
Questions
- How popular is the name Arturo?
- In 2025, 12 boys born in England and Wales were named Arturo, ranking 2,014th. Its peak was 2020, with 20 births.
- Is Arturo a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a boy's name: 100% of the 57,291 US babies named Arturo since 1880 were boys.
- When was Arturo most popular?
- 2005 in the United States, when 1,093 babies were named Arturo, its highest rank at 300th.