US rank #577 Boys' name Peak 2005 56,633 births

Arturo — #577 US boys' name

56,633 babies named Arturo in U.S. Social Security records since 1898, with the highest year being 2005. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1890s61900s511910s3891920s14401930s14441940s24791950s42081960s46871970s62341980s77851990s102532000s98822010s54202020s2355
#577
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 96% of names given to boys today.

1990s
Peak decade

18% of everyone ever named Arturo was born in this single decade.

2005
Single peak year

1,093 babies were named Arturo in 2005 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Arturo

The Social Security Administration has registered 56,633 babies named Arturo between 1898 and 2024, spanning 127 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Arturo currently holds the #577 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2005, when 1,093 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Arturo performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 10,253 births during that ten-year window. Across the 14 decades of recorded activity, Arturo shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 19,651 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Illinois. In total, SSA state-level files list Arturo in 36 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Arturo in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 56,633 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Arturo at a glance

Top 1,000 boys' name

Total births

56,633

Since 1898

127 years of records

Peak year

2005

1,093 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

#577

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1898

Recorded for 127 years

Last year on file: 2024

Arturo popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1898

Top 1,000 boys' name
Peak year (2005)
1,093
Annual births at peak — across 127 years of records
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Arturo popularity over time — girls

209 total births recorded since 1934 (Arturo as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 209 births
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Arturo by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
10,253 births that decade — 18% of Arturo's all-time total
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Arturo by state

Where Arturo concentrates geographically — total births since 1898

Regionally concentrated
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Arturo
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
19,651 34.7%
#2 California
19,313 34.1%
#3 Illinois
2,659 4.7%
#4 Arizona
2,487 4.4%
#5 New York
1,470 2.6%
#6 New Mexico
1,349 2.4%
#7 Florida
1,339 2.4%
#8 Colorado
573 1.0%
Texas share of Arturo's total US births 34.7%
Even split

19,651 of 56,633 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 36 reporting states.

Arturo appears in 36 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Arturo?
56,633 babies have been named Arturo since 1898. It currently ranks #577 among boys. The peak year was 2005 with 1,093 births.
When was Arturo most popular?
Arturo was most popular in the 1990s decade with 10,253 total births. The single peak year was 2005.
Where is Arturo most popular?
The top states for the name Arturo are Texas (19,651 births), California (19,313 births), Illinois (2,659 births).
How long has the name Arturo been used?
Arturo has been recorded in Social Security data since 1898, spanning 127 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Arturo?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Arthur, Art, Artis, Arther, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1898–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.