Yaro
Yaro is a town in the Bagassi Department of Balé Province in southern Burkina Faso.
Meaning & Origin of Yaro
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Yaro is a town in the Bagassi Department of Balé Province in southern Burkina Faso.
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The Story of Yaro
Yaro first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1912, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1918, when 7 Yaros were born — ranking #3,368 that year. As of 2026, Yaro ranks #3,815 for baby boys with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 25 Yaros 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 Yaro
Yaro is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1912 and has accumulated 25 births in the dataset. Yaro's peak popularity came in 1918 when it ranked #3,368. Use the chart and map above to compare Yaro'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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