Maro
Maro is a name used as both a given name and surname, masculine and feminine, in different cultures. Notable people with the name include:
Meaning & Origin of Maro
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Maro is a name used as both a given name and surname, masculine and feminine, in different cultures. Notable people with the name include:
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The Story of Maro
Maro first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1917, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1981, when 8 Maros were born — ranking #4,509 that year. As of 2026, Maro ranks #12,301 for baby boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 75 Maros have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Maro
Maro is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1917 and has accumulated 75 births in the dataset. Maro's peak popularity came in 1981 when it ranked #4,509. Use the chart and map above to compare Maro'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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