Lalo
Lalo is a masculine given name. Notable people with this given name include:Lalo Barrubia, Uruguayan writer, performer and translator María del Rosario González Lalo Hartich (1904–1979), Argentine actor Lalo Mir, Argentine radio host Lalo Ríos (1927–1973), Mexican-born American actor Lalo Rodríguez, stage name of Puerto Rican salsa singer and musician Ubaldo Rodríguez Santos Lalo Schifrin…
- Spanish
Meaning & Origin of Lalo
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Lalo is a masculine given name. Notable people with this given name include:Lalo Barrubia, Uruguayan writer, performer and translator María del Rosario González Lalo Hartich (1904–1979), Argentine actor Lalo Mir, Argentine radio host Lalo Ríos (1927–1973), Mexican-born American actor Lalo Rodríguez, stage name of Puerto Rican salsa singer and musician Ubaldo Rodríguez Santos Lalo Schifrin…
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Spanish
The Story of Lalo
The earliest SSA record of Lalo as a baby boy name dates back to 1913, when 5 babies received it. 2023 was its biggest year on record, with 18 newborns named Lalo — #5,249 in the national rankings. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #5,292 among baby boy names with 18 births, rising sharply (+78% over the past five years). In total, more than 610 Lalos have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Lalo
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About the name Lalo
Lalo is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1913 and has accumulated 610 births in the dataset. Lalo's peak popularity came in 2023 when it ranked #2,191. Use the chart and map above to compare Lalo's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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