Head to head · Boys' names
Arturo vs Hassan
#627 vs #625 in 2025
Hassan is a whisker ahead (#625 vs #627 in 2025), but the curves point different ways: Hassan is climbing the charts fast, Arturo is holding its place on the charts.
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Which one would you pick?
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The tale of the tape
The tape is even: Arturo and Hassan each lead 3 measures of 6.
Ranks, counts and years are measured in the official US birth record; the classroom and living figures are estimates computed from it. The dot marks the side each measure favours on the charts — more common, not better.
What the records say
146 years of US births, drawn on one scale
Two curves, one scale
Who owned which decade
- 1890s: Arturo #1002, Hassan — — Arturo higher
- 1900s: Arturo #980, Hassan — — Arturo higher
- 1910s: Arturo #900, Hassan — — Arturo higher
- 1920s: Arturo #526, Hassan #4239 — Arturo higher
- 1930s: Arturo #477, Hassan — — Arturo higher
- 1940s: Arturo #407, Hassan #3095 — Arturo higher
- 1950s: Arturo #353, Hassan #3177 — Arturo higher
- 1960s: Arturo #359, Hassan #1516 — Arturo higher
- 1970s: Arturo #304, Hassan #872 — Arturo higher
- 1980s: Arturo #278, Hassan #790 — Arturo higher
- 1990s: Arturo #274, Hassan #734 — Arturo higher
- 2000s: Arturo #316, Hassan #777 — Arturo higher
- 2010s: Arturo #517, Hassan #788 — Arturo higher
- 2020s: Arturo #605, Hassan #724 — Arturo higher
Arturo stood higher in every recorded decade — 14 of 14.
Rank by decade
| Decade | Arturo | Hassan |
|---|---|---|
| 1890s | #1002 | — |
| 1900s | #980 | — |
| 1910s | #900 | — |
| 1920s | #526 | #4239 |
| 1930s | #477 | — |
| 1940s | #407 | #3095 |
| 1950s | #353 | #3177 |
| 1960s | #359 | #1516 |
| 1970s | #304 | #872 |
| 1980s | #278 | #790 |
| 1990s | #274 | #734 |
| 2000s | #316 | #777 |
| 2010s | #517 | #788 |
| 2020s | #605 | #724 |
Average national rank across each decade. A dash means the name sat outside the recorded top of that decade.
The names themselves
Meaning, roots, sound and the people who carried each
Where each name comes from
Arturo
Bear, or a Roman family name of unclear sense
Two serious readings compete behind Arthur, and neither has won. One takes it from the Roman family name Artorius, whose own meaning is lost. The other takes it from a Celtic root for 'bear' — Welsh arth — possibly joined to a word for 'king' or 'man'. A separate Greek name, Arktouros, 'guardian of the bear', gave the star Arcturus, and the two have shadowed each other for centuries without being the same word.
Artorius / Arthur → Arthur (Old French romance) → Artù / Artur → Arturo
How it traveled
The name enters the record in early Welsh and Latin writing about a British war leader, and the ninth-century Historia Brittonum names him. Geoffrey of Monmouth's Historia Regum Britanniae, written in the twelfth century, turned that figure into a king, and French romance carried the story to every court in Europe within a generation or two.
Hassan
Good, handsome, beautiful
From the Arabic root ḥ-s-n, which carries the sense of being good or fine. Worth knowing: the English spelling Hassan covers two distinct Arabic names — Ḥasan, 'good, handsome', and Ḥassān, an intensive form of the same root. Both are old and both are common.
Ḥasan (Arabic) → Hasan → Hassan → Hassane
How it traveled
The name belongs to the Arabic root ḥ-s-n, the same root behind words for goodness and beauty. Its great early bearer was Ḥasan ibn ʿAlī, grandson of the Prophet Muhammad, born in Medina in the seventh century and revered across Sunni and Shia tradition alike — which is why the name spread wherever Islam did, rather than staying regional.
Where a reading is contested the note says so — this page does not turn a guess into a fact. The chain is each name's recorded forms, oldest first; the story is its opening, told in full on the name's own page.
Out loud, and in short
Arturo
ar-TOO-ro
Stress on the middle syllable in Spanish, Italian and English alike. The Spanish r is a single tap, and the final vowel is a clean 'oh' rather than a drawl; American speakers who soften both are still saying the name recognizably.
- Turo — The usual clipped form in Spanish-speaking families; informal, rarely used on paper.
- Arturito — Standard Spanish diminutive, used for children and affectionately for adults within the family.
- Art — The English-language shortening, borrowed from Arthur; also stands alone as a given name in older American generations.
- Arty — Informal and mostly a childhood form; spelled Artie by some families.
Hassan
hah-SAHN
Arabic and Turkish speakers stress the second syllable: hah-SAHN. In American English you will also hear HASS-un, with the weight in front. Both are in real use, so it is worth deciding early which one the family will correct people toward.
- Hass — Informal, mostly from friends and teammates; rarely used by family.
- Has — Casual clipped form in English-speaking settings.
- Hassy — Affectionate, used mainly with young children.
- Hasan — Not a nickname but the alternative full spelling; some bearers use both, one at home and one on documents.
Is it right for you
The differences that decide it, laid out by what you want
Choose by what you want
Choose Arturo if you want…
- a name holding steadyArturo is holding its place on the charts
- a name with more sound in itArturo runs 3 syllables, Hassan 2
Choose Hassan if you want…
- a name on the way upup 192 places on the charts in five years
- a name with fewer syllablesHassan is 2 syllables to Arturo's 3
Each line is a measured difference between the two names — a rank, a count, a recorded form — never a judgement of either. Save the one that answers your question; it lands on your shortlist.
The trade-offs, name by name
Arturo
Strengths
- Works unchanged in Spanish, Italian and English, with Arthur, Artur and Artair as recognized counterparts elsewhere.
- Spelled the way it sounds in both Spanish and English — no silent letters, no competing variants to correct.
- On US records for well over a century without ever disappearing, so it reads as established rather than new.
To consider
- English speakers who know Arthur may reach for it by reflex, and a child called Arturo can spend some years correcting teachers who default to the English form or clip straight to Art.
- The double r-and-o ending invites Artur, Arthuro and Aturo on forms — usually fixed in one breath, but it will come up.
- Recognizable everywhere, yet a child is unlikely to meet another one in a classroom. That suits some families and not others; it is worth deciding which you are.
Hassan
Strengths
- Recognized on sight across the Arab world, Turkey, Iran, South Asia and much of Africa — the same two syllables work in dozens of languages.
- Phonetic in English: nothing silent, nothing counterintuitive, and short enough for a young child to write.
- An unbroken record stretching back to the seventh century, with no gap where it fell out of use.
To consider
- Two spellings compete — Hassan and Hasan — and both are correct for different traditions. Whichever you choose, the other will show up on forms and in emails for life.
- The stress varies by speaker: hah-SAHN in Arabic and Turkish, HASS-un in much American English. Expect a lifetime of small corrections, or a decision to let both stand.
- The name is deeply tied to Islamic history through Ḥasan ibn ʿAlī. For many families that is the whole point; if it isn't, know that the association travels with the name.
Documented properties of each name — how it spells, travels and shortens — not opinions about the child.
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Lists that carry both names
Every list here names both Arturo and Hassan — the same style, ranked by the same records.
Arturo or Hassan — the short answers
- Which is more popular, Arturo or Hassan?
- Hassan, in 2025: Hassan ranked #625 with 447 babies; Arturo ranked #627 with 446 babies.
- Which name is rising faster, Arturo or Hassan?
- Hassan. Over the last five years Arturo moved down 44 places; Hassan moved up 192 places.
- Which is the older name, Arturo or Hassan?
- Arturo entered the US charts in 1898; Hassan entered the US charts in 1923. On the American record, Arturo is the older name.
- How many people are named Arturo and Hassan?
- About 49,500 people named Arturo are estimated to be alive in the US today. About 12,000 people named Hassan are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- Will there be other Arturos or Hassans in the classroom?
- Arturo will almost certainly be the only one in school. Hassan will almost certainly be the only one in school.
US figures from the Social Security Administration, 1880–2025. Votes are battle voters on this site, not the birth record. Data & methodology
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