US rank #12458 Boys' name Peak 1981 75 births

Maro — #12458 US boys' name

75 babies named Maro in U.S. Social Security records since 1917, with the highest year being 1981. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s121960s51970s51980s362020s17
#12458
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 13% of names given to boys today.

1980s
Peak decade

48% of everyone ever named Maro was born in this single decade.

1981
Single peak year

8 babies were named Maro in 1981 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Maro

The Social Security Administration has registered 75 babies named Maro between 1917 and 2024, spanning 108 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Maro currently holds the #12458 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1981, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Maro performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 36 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Maro shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Maro 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 75 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.

Maro at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

75

Since 1917

108 years of records

Peak year

1981

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

#12,458

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1917

Recorded for 108 years

Last year on file: 2024

Maro popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1917

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1981)
8
Annual births at peak — across 108 years of records
456789 2024202119871983198119621917 5

Maro by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
36 births that decade — 48% of Maro's all-time total
1910s121960s51970s51980s362020s17

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Maro?
75 babies have been named Maro since 1917. It currently ranks #12458 among boys. The peak year was 1981 with 8 births.
When was Maro most popular?
Maro was most popular in the 1980s decade with 36 total births. The single peak year was 1981.
How long has the name Maro been used?
Maro has been recorded in Social Security data since 1917, spanning 108 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Maro?
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.

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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, 1917–2024 (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.