US rank #4197 Boys' name Peak 2000 2,160 births

Lauro — #4197 US boys' name

2,160 babies named Lauro in U.S. Social Security records since 1912, with the highest year being 2000. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s541920s1411930s1331940s1291950s1731960s1771970s2291980s2721990s3012000s2952010s1752020s81
#4197
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 71% of names given to boys today.

1990s
Peak decade

14% of everyone ever named Lauro was born in this single decade.

2000
Single peak year

48 babies were named Lauro in 2000 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lauro

The Social Security Administration has registered 2,160 babies named Lauro between 1912 and 2024, spanning 113 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Lauro currently holds the #4197 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2000, when 48 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lauro performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 301 births during that ten-year window. Across the 12 decades of recorded activity, Lauro shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 1,073 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Lauro in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lauro in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 2,160 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Lauro at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

2,160

Since 1912

113 years of records

Peak year

2000

48 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

#4,197

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1912

Recorded for 113 years

Last year on file: 2024

Lauro popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1912

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2000)
48
Annual births at peak — across 113 years of records
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Lauro by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
301 births that decade — 14% of Lauro's all-time total
1910s541920s1411930s1331940s1291950s1731960s1771970s2291980s2721990s3012000s2952010s1752020s81

Lauro by state

Where Lauro concentrates geographically — total births since 1912

Regionally concentrated
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Lauro
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
1,073 49.7%
#2 California
321 14.9%
#3 Florida
5 0.2%
Texas share of Lauro's total US births 49.7%
Even split

1,073 of 2,160 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lauro?
2,160 babies have been named Lauro since 1912. It currently ranks #4197 among boys. The peak year was 2000 with 48 births.
When was Lauro most popular?
Lauro was most popular in the 1990s decade with 301 total births. The single peak year was 2000.
Where is Lauro most popular?
The top states for the name Lauro are Texas (1,073 births), California (321 births), Florida (5 births).
How long has the name Lauro been used?
Lauro has been recorded in Social Security data since 1912, spanning 113 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Lauro?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Laurence, Lauren, Laura, Laurent, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1912–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.