Nero
Nero Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus was a Roman emperor and the final emperor of the Julio-Claudian dynasty, reigning from AD 54 until his suicide in AD 68.
Meaning & Origin of Nero
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Nero Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus was a Roman emperor and the final emperor of the Julio-Claudian dynasty, reigning from AD 54 until his suicide in AD 68.
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The Story of Nero
Nero first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1914, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2023, when 39 Neros were born — ranking #3,113 that year. As of 2026, Nero ranks #3,335 for baby boys with 36 births, rising sharply (+29% over the past five years). In total, more than 575 Neros have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
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About the name Nero
Nero is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1914 and has accumulated 575 births in the dataset. Nero's peak popularity came in 2023 when it ranked #2,699. Use the chart and map above to compare Nero'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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