Arturo is a boy name with a modern feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Arturo means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Arturo across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Arturo has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Arturo is a boy name of Celtic origin meaning “bear or stone”. The Italian and Spanish form of Arthur.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 57,291 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 196 births |
| Scotland since 1974 | 6 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Arturo per year, United States (1898 to 2025). United States peaked in 2005 (1,093/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 2020 (20/yr) · Scotland peaked in 2013 (3/yr).
Arturo has been a fairly common baby name in the United States. It was most common in 2005, when it ranked #598 nationally (given to 1,096 babies that year).
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