Mauro
A boys’ name of Latin origin, meaning dark-skinned, Moorish.
Babies a year
96
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list
Mauro by the numbers
Mauro was given to 96 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 161 babies in 2006, making it a 2000s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Mauro. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Mauriof moorish or mauritian tradition; dark-skinned14 in the US (2017)
- Mauryof the moors; a form of Maurice or Maureen6 in the US (2017)
- Mateogift of God7,735 in the US (2017)
- Marioof Mars; warlike; a form of Marius1,129 in the US (2017)
- Marcoof mars; warlike; form of mark1,001 in the US (2017)
- Marloa form of Marlowe; lake remnant or boundary lake50 in England and Wales (2025)
Other names that mean darkness
Like Mauro, each of these has darkness in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Adrianfrom Hadria; dark one6,317 in the US (2017)
- Coltondark settlement; coal town5,261 in the US (2017)
- Blakedark or pale3,782 in the US (2017)
- Coledark, swarthy; charcoal3,458 in the US (2017)
- Blakelydark or pale meadow; a place name used as personal name1,244 in the US (2017)
- Donovandark brown warrior; surname used as given name1,056 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Mauro
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