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    The first name Spiro

    A boy’s name from Greek.

    2 syllables Male Also a surname

    Meaning and origin

    Greek origin

    Probably borrowed from Albanian Spiro.

    From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    Popularity in the United States

    Babies named Spiro at birth, 1880–2025

    In 2024, 5 boys born in the United States were named Spiro, the 13,967th most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 1970, when 26 were.

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    1,011
    babies named Spiro since 1880
    #13,967
    rank in 2024
    1970
    peak year

    US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.

    Famous people named Spiro

    6 on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Spiro Koleka
      Albanian civil engineer, army official and communist politician (1908-2001)
    • Spiro Debarski
      Bulgarian footballer, 1933–2026
    • Spiro Kostof
      American architectural historian (1936-1991)
    • Spiro Moisiu
      Albanian resistance leader and general (1900-1981)
    • Spiro Dine
      Albanian writer, 1844–1922
    • Špiro Guberina
      Croatian actor (1933-2020)

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    Questions

    What does the name Spiro mean?
    Probably borrowed from Albanian Spiro.
    What is the origin of the name Spiro?
    Probably borrowed from Albanian Spiro.
    Is Spiro a boy's or a girl's name?
    Mostly a boy's name: 100% of the 1,011 US babies named Spiro since 1880 were boys.
    When was Spiro most popular?
    1970 in the United States, when 26 babies were named Spiro, its highest rank at 1,738th.
    Is Spiro also a surname?
    Yes. Spiro is used as a surname as well as a first name; its surname page has the origin and how many people carry it.