Arturo

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A few things about Arturo you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Arturo

Arturo Vidal

Chilean association football player

Choose Arturo and your child shares a first name with Arturo Vidal, a Chilean association football player. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Arturo, like who?” Arturo Vidal's Wikipedia article is available in 74 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 3,830 baby boys born in the US in 2025 was named Arturo, 446 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Arturo would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryArturo first shows up in US birth records in 1898, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 127 years since.
• 🏆Best yearIts best year was 1990, when it reached #259.
• 📉Then vs nowArturo was 2.0× more common in 2000 than it is today. In 2000 it was given to about 1 in 1,892 baby boys; in 2025, about 1 in 3,830.
• 🍂TrendArturo has slipped 44 places over the last five years and now sits at #627. Good news if you want a familiar name that fewer kids will share.
• 📍Where it's lovedArturo is most popular in Texas, where it ranks #303, followed by New Mexico (#311) and California (#340). It's in the top 1,000 in 19 states.

About the name Arturo

Arturo is a boy name of Celtic, English and Italian origin. It has 6 letters and 3 syllables, starting with A and ending in “-uro”. US birth records list Arturo for boys from 1898 to 2025, in 123 of those 128 years. Its best year was 1990, when it ranked #259 among boy names. In 2025 it ranked #627, with 446 babies.

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