Boys' name · since 1912

Lauro

Since 1912, U.S. Social Security records show 2,180 babies named Lauro, peaking in 2000. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#3,125 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#4,878 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
2,180
born since 1912
1990s
peak decade

Lauro currently ranks #4878 among boys' names in America, with 2,180 babies recorded since 1912.

Lauro has 2,180 recorded births among boys since 1912, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #4878 as of the latest data, more common than 65% of boys, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1912 to 2025.

  • #3,125 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • #4,878 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
  • 2,180 born since 1912
  • 1990s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lauro ranks #3,125 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,878 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 2,180 born since 1912, peaking in the 1990s.

#3,125 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#4,878 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
2,180
born since 1912
1990s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%64.9%
Lauro vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Lauro's 2,180 recorded births place it above 93.12% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

3 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Texas.

How Lauro compares

2,180 Top 21% higher than 79% of 13,930 names currently given to boys

Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.

Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data

How the numbers stack up

Lauro's all-time total is 6x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Lauro Median boys name (Takari) #1 boys name (Liam)
All-time total births 2,180 369 358,536
Peak-year births 48 34 22,252

Lauro's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Lauro's full recorded timeline at 1969, 64% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 36% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1912, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2000 peak of 48 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Lauro popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1912–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2000)
48
Annual births at peak, across 114 years of records
0102030405060 191219281943195819731988200320182025 20

Lauro by decade

1990s is the heaviest window (301 births, 14% of the file).

1990s was Lauro's strongest decade.

301 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 14% of all-time use.

Lauro births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1990s at 301 births (14% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

How Lauro compares to similarly-sized names

Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Lauro's total volume

Lauro vs 15 similarly-sized boys names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%2%4%6%8%10%12% 20406080100120 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -30, 9.3%-32, 6.9%-114, 3%-51, 8.4%-57, 5.3%-65, 4.4%-76, 4%-56, 4.1%-99, 3.3%-108, 6.7%-32, 6.5%-36, 10.9%-51, 11.1%-110, 2.8%-79, 3.2%Lauro-114, 2.2%Lauro
Lauro vs 15 similarly-sized boys names

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
1,081 49.6%
#2 California
321 14.7%
#3 Florida
5 0.2%
Texas share of Lauro's total US births 49.6%
Even split

1,081 of 2,180 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lauro? ▼
Since 1912, Social Security records show 2,180 babies named Lauro. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #3,125 of 45,481 boys' names by total births. In 2025, it holds #4,878 of 13,930 among boys. Its busiest year on record was 2000, with 48 births.
Where does Lauro sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lauro ranks #3,125 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,878 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
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 (1,081 births), California (321 births), Florida (5 births).
How long has the name Lauro been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Lauro since 1912 -- 114 years through the most recent 2025 data.
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.

What to do with Lauro's data

  • Lauro's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (301 total births) through the 2020s (101) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
  • Texas records the most Lauros (1,081 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Lauro

Nearby Names Like Lauro

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Lauro

Laurence Boy
#1743 39,720 births
Lauren Boy
5,818 births
Laura Boy
2,579 births
Laurent Boy
#5893 1,994 births
Laurie Boy
1,954 births

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Related Names

Names with a similar popularity rank to Lauro

Silvestre #4877
2,457 births · Peak 1994
Marin #4879
1,010 births · Peak 2008
Juel #4876
1,073 births · Peak 2006
Gil #4880
4,971 births · Peak 1957
Feliciano #4875
2,305 births · Peak 1979
Calogero #4881
597 births · Peak 2021
Marcial #4874
2,013 births · Peak 1991
Toussaint #4882
527 births · Peak 1972

Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Lauro: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.

Data Sources

Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1912–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Lauro draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.