Boys' name · peaked in 1996
Arturo name popularity since 1925
56,249 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Arturo. Half of them were born in 1990 or earlier, so the typical Arturo is about 36 years old in 2026. Arturo peaked in 1996 as the #265 name for boys, and it ranked #627 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 56,249
- Named Arturo, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #627
- for boys in 2025 (446 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 99.6% boys
- 209 girls · 56,040 boys
- Most popular in
- Texas
- 4.57× its national share
Peak year is the year Arturo made up the largest share of US boys, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Arturo births per year, 1925–2025
The biggest year by count was 2005. Measured as a share of all babies, Arturo peaked in 1996.
- Steepest fall: Between 2005 and 2010, Arturo's share of baby boys fell by 38%, from 1 in 1,830 to 1 in 2,920.
Shaded on the chart. This compares Arturo's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Arturo.
Decade by decade
Babies named Arturo in each decade, and its rank among boys' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 0 | 844 | – |
| 1930s | 6 | 1,444 | #494 |
| 1940s | 0 | 2,479 | #405 |
| 1950s | 5 | 4,209 | #357 |
| 1960s | 19 | 4,688 | #365 |
| 1970s | 49 | 6,233 | #295 |
| 1980s | 73 | 7,784 | #272 |
| 1990s | 51 | 10,254 | #274 |
| 2000s | 6 | 9,882 | #300 |
| 2010s | 0 | 5,421 | #516 |
| 2020–25 | 0 | 2,802 | #627 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
26.3% of babies named Arturo from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Z years (1997–2012). The full split by generation:
Where Arturo is most popular
The index compares Arturo's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Arturo.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Texas | 4.57× | 19,207 |
| New Mexico | 4.13× | 1,224 |
| Arizona | 3.50× | 2,432 |
| California | 3.42× | 19,422 |
| Nevada | 1.82× | 347 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Arturo's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Arturo.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Arturo (1996).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data