# Lauro (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/lauro/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | boys |
| Origin | Latin |
| Meaning | not recorded |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |
| US babies named this | 2,180 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 2,180 / 0 (0% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | not in the ONS data |

## Etymology

From the Italian surname, from a personal name derived from Latin laurus.

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 15 | 5,844 |
| 2012 | 17 | 5,399 |
| 2013 | 22 | 4,405 |
| 2014 | 22 | 4,474 |
| 2015 | 19 | 4,984 |
| 2016 | 13 | 6,566 |
| 2017 | 17 | 5,431 |
| 2018 | 18 | 5,229 |
| 2019 | 13 | 6,634 |
| 2020 | 9 | 8,458 |
| 2021 | 15 | 5,923 |
| 2022 | 15 | 6,028 |
| 2023 | 17 | 5,587 |
| 2024 | 25 | 4,276 |
| 2025 | 20 | 4,970 |

## People named Lauro

- Lauro Müller, Brazilian politician (1863–1926)
- Lauro Cavazos, American educator; George H. W. Bush administration cabinet member (1927–2022)
- Lauro Júnior Batista da Cruz, Brazilian footballer
- Lauro Corona, Brazilian actor and singer

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.