Arto
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- AR-toh
- Origin
- Celtic
- UK rank, 2025
- #5,065 for boys
Arto is a boys' name of Celtic origin. In 2025 it ranked 5,065th for boys in the UK (3 babies).
What does Arto mean?
Celtic: Finnish and Armenian short form of Arthur
A Finnish pet form of Artturi (Arthur), also used in Armenian families.
Is Arto a girl's or a boy's name?
Arto is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 3 boys in the UK. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Arto in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 5,065th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 3 about 1 in 100,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fast up 225% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 3 boys in the UK were named Arto, making it the 5,065th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,803rd. Its busiest year was 2017, with 6 boys.
2025 had fewer boys named Arto than any year since 2020.
Among boys in 2025, it was 4,974th in England and Wales.
Arto in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | #5,065 |
| 2024 | 4 | #4,346 |
| 2023 | 6 | #3,279 |
| 2022 | 5 | #3,639 |
| 2021 | 4 | #4,188 |
| 2020 | 3 | #4,803 |
| 2019 | 1 | #6,258 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 6 | #3,191 |
| 2016 | 5 | #3,655 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 5 | #3,529 |
Names like Arto
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Arlo, Hugo, Luca, Arthur, Milo, Nico, Ezra, Alfred, Rupert, Lorenzo, Lando, Enzo
Names related to Arto
More Celtic names
Imogen, Gael, Harvey, Alana, Alan, Tristan, Vienna, Lana, Alaina, Sabrina, Alanna, Bryce, Devon, Arturo, Alannah, Cedric
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Arto: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/arto, updated 20 October 2026.