Recorded 1969–2009 Boys' name Peak 1980 179 births

Mareo — boys' name

179 babies named Mareo in U.S. Social Security records since 1969, with the highest year being 1980. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

179 boys have been named Mareo since 1969, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 2009.

179
total births
1969–2009
years on record
1980s
peak decade
54%
born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade

54% of everyone ever named Mareo was born in this single decade.

1980
Single peak year

16 babies were named Mareo in 1980 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Mareo

The Social Security Administration has registered 179 babies named Mareo between 1969 and 2009, spanning 41 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Mareo currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2009. The name reached its historical peak in 1980, when 16 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Mareo performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 96 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Mareo shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Mareo in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Mareo 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 179 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.

Mareo at a glance

Last recorded 2009

Total births

179

Since 1969

41 years of records

Peak year

1980

16 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2009

Active since

1969

Recorded for 41 years

Last year on file: 2009

Mareo popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2009–1969

Last recorded 2009
Peak year (1980)
16
Annual births at peak — across 41 years of records
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Mareo by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
96 births that decade — 54% of Mareo's all-time total
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Mareo by state

Where Mareo concentrates geographically — total births since 1969

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Mareo
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
5 2.8%
Texas share of Mareo's total US births 2.8%

5 of 179 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Mareo?
179 babies have been named Mareo since 1969. It was last recorded in 2009. The peak year was 1980 with 16 births.
When was Mareo most popular?
Mareo was most popular in the 1980s decade with 96 total births. The single peak year was 1980.
Where is Mareo most popular?
The top states for the name Mareo are Texas (5 births).
How long has the name Mareo been used?
Mareo has been recorded in Social Security data since 1969, spanning 41 years of data through 2009.
What names are similar to Mareo?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Mark, Martin, Marvin, Marcus, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1969–2009 (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.