Head to head · Boys' names
Arturo vs Sincere
#627 vs #628 in 2025 · both holding its place on the charts
Arturo is a whisker ahead (#627 vs #628 in 2025) and both are holding its place on the charts. The records will not split these two — sound, story and your own last name will.
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Which one would you pick?
Your gut first, the numbers after — the split shows once you pick.
The tale of the tape
On the charts, Arturo leads 5 measures of 6; Sincere leads 0.
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, Sincere — — Arturo higher
- 1900s: Arturo #980, Sincere — — Arturo higher
- 1910s: Arturo #900, Sincere — — Arturo higher
- 1920s: Arturo #526, Sincere — — Arturo higher
- 1930s: Arturo #477, Sincere — — Arturo higher
- 1940s: Arturo #407, Sincere — — Arturo higher
- 1950s: Arturo #353, Sincere — — Arturo higher
- 1960s: Arturo #359, Sincere — — Arturo higher
- 1970s: Arturo #304, Sincere #5587 — Arturo higher
- 1980s: Arturo #278, Sincere — — Arturo higher
- 1990s: Arturo #274, Sincere #5844 — Arturo higher
- 2000s: Arturo #316, Sincere #718 — Arturo higher
- 2010s: Arturo #517, Sincere #625 — Arturo higher
- 2020s: Arturo #605, Sincere #595 — Sincere higher
Arturo stood higher in 13 of 14 decades; Sincere took the 2020s.
Rank by decade
| Decade | Arturo | Sincere |
|---|---|---|
| 1890s | #1002 | — |
| 1900s | #980 | — |
| 1910s | #900 | — |
| 1920s | #526 | — |
| 1930s | #477 | — |
| 1940s | #407 | — |
| 1950s | #353 | — |
| 1960s | #359 | — |
| 1970s | #304 | #5587 |
| 1980s | #278 | — |
| 1990s | #274 | #5844 |
| 2000s | #316 | #718 |
| 2010s | #517 | #625 |
| 2020s | #605 | #595 |
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.
Sincere
sincere, genuine, honest
The English word comes through French from Latin sincerus, 'pure, whole, unmixed.' The charming old explanation that it means 'without wax' — sine cera, of unadulterated honey or unpatched marble — is folk etymology, not linguistics; scholars trace the first part to a root meaning 'one, single' instead.
sincerus (Latin) → sincère (French) → sincere (English) → Sincere
How it traveled
The word entered English in the sixteenth century from Latin sincerus by way of French, first describing things that were pure or unmixed and only later describing people who meant what they said. As a given name it is much younger: Sincere is an American creation, part of a long national appetite for naming children after qualities rather than ancestors — a line that runs from the Puritan Patience and Verity to the modern Justice, King and Messiah.
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.
Sincere
sin-SEER
Two syllables, stress on the second — exactly as the everyday word is said. No one who reads English will need to be taught it.
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, Sincere 2
- plenty of nickname options4 recorded short forms — Turo, Arturito and Art
Choose Sincere if you want…
- a name with fewer syllablesSincere is 2 syllables to Arturo's 3
- a name that stays wholeno recorded short form for Sincere
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.
Sincere
Strengths
- The spelling is one every English reader already knows, so it survives forms, rosters and spelling bees without correction.
- The meaning needs no explanation and no translation — it is simply the word, in plain sight.
- Pronunciation is fixed by the dictionary, which removes the usual round of 'how do you say it?'
To consider
- The first syllable, said alone or clipped by a classmate, is 'sin.' It is the most likely source of teasing, and worth saying out loud a few times before deciding.
- Virtue names carry an implied standard, and children notice. Some wear it lightly; others get told they aren't living up to it, usually by someone being funny.
- There is no established short form, so the full two syllables will do most of the work — fine for a name this short, but there is no ready fallback.
Documented properties of each name — how it spells, travels and shortens — not opinions about the child.
With your last name
Say both in full. The notes are facts about letters and sound — a rhyme, a shared initial, the monogram — not a verdict on either name.
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More head-to-heads
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Lists that carry both names
Every list here names both Arturo and Sincere — the same style, ranked by the same records.
Arturo or Sincere — the short answers
- Which is more popular, Arturo or Sincere?
- Arturo, in 2025: Arturo ranked #627 with 446 babies; Sincere ranked #628 with 445 babies.
- Which name is rising faster, Arturo or Sincere?
- Neither is rising. Over the last five years Arturo moved down 44 places; Sincere moved down 26 places.
- Which is the older name, Arturo or Sincere?
- Arturo entered the US charts in 1898; Sincere entered the US charts in 1976. On the American record, Arturo is the older name.
- How many people are named Arturo and Sincere?
- About 49,500 people named Arturo are estimated to be alive in the US today. About 10,000 people named Sincere are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- Will there be other Arturos or Sinceres in the classroom?
- Arturo will almost certainly be the only one in school. Sincere 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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