Arturo

Boy · Celtic or Latin (disputed)

Arturo

Say it: ar-TOO-roh

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Meaning

From Arthur, of disputed origin; Celtic 'bear' and Latin Artorius are both proposed.

Disputedsharp disagreement, or a popular meaning that is not supported.

Its wave through time

Most used in the 1990s

In the United States

54,940 babies given this name since 1898
At its height in 1996, about 1 in 1,800 boys
469 babies in 2020

Through the ages

The Modern Age1880 to today

Used by

Mexican Central American Andean Argentine Caribbean Spanish

The family of the name

Portuguese	Artur
English	Arthur

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Where this comes from

The medieval Arthurian romances
National census records of the 19th and 20th centuries
United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source

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