Mauro is a boy's name of Portuguese origin meaning “black.” In 2024 it was given to 126 boys in the United States.
Mauro belongs to the Portuguese and Italian tradition. Its meaning — “black” — is the sense carried by its Portuguese roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Mauro first appears in Social Security records in 1913. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #999 in 1974, and in 2024 126 babies received the name — 6,525 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Mauro means “black” in its Portuguese roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Mauro is a boy name. In 2024, 126 babies received the name in the US.
Mauro comes from the Portuguese and Italian tradition.
Mauro first appears in US records in 1913. Its best-ever ranking was #999 in 1974, and 126 babies were given the name in 2024.
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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