Mauro

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A few things about Mauro you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Mauro

Mauro Icardi

Argentine association football player (born 1993)

Choose Mauro and your child shares a first name with Mauro Icardi, an Argentine association football player. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Mauro, like who?” Mauro Icardi's Wikipedia article is available in 65 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 14,347 baby boys born in the US in 2025 was named Mauro, 119 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Mauro would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryMauro first shows up in US birth records in 1913, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 112 years since.
• 🏆Best yearIts best year was 1974, when it reached #993.
• 🍂TrendMauro has slipped 49 places over the last five years and now sits at #1,486. Good news if you want a familiar name that fewer kids will share.
• 📍Where it's lovedMauro is most popular in Texas, where it ranks #749, followed by Florida (#809) and Arizona (#927). It's in the top 1,000 in 3 states.
• 💬MeaningIn Italian, Mauro means “Moor, dark-skinned”. Our records link it to Italian, Latin and Spanish roots.

About the name Mauro

Mauro is a boy name of Italian, Latin and Spanish origin meaning “Moor, dark-skinned”. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, starting with M and ending in “-uro”. US birth records list Mauro for boys from 1913 to 2025, in 113 of those 113 years. Its best year was 1974, when it ranked #993 among boy names. In 2025 it ranked #1,486, with 119 babies.

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