Given name & surname
Lalo
“one who sings a lullaby”
Lalo is used as a given name and a surname. One Latin interpretation is “one who sings a lullaby.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Latin interpretation is “one who sings a lullaby.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Latin.
How it developed
In Spanish usage, Lalo is a diminutive of Eduardo. In Spanish usage, Lalo is a diminutive of Braulio.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1913. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Lalo through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 585
- 585 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2023
- 18 babies
- 2025
- 10
- #7,995 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +100%
- Rising fast
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 10 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 7,995 among boys’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,066 as a first name in 2020; 285 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Lalo’s family of names
In Spanish usage, Lalo is a diminutive of Eduardo. Lalo has a related form in Lallo. In Spanish usage, Lalo is a diminutive of Braulio.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 8
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Lalo
Characters named Lalo: Lalo Salamanca (Better Call Saul).
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
Similar names
If you love Lalo, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Nilo
Nilo is a masculine given name. It is used in Portuguese.
>99% boys
Ludovico
“loud, famous”
>99% boys
Kaplan
Kaplan is a surname from Latin. It is used in English, Turkish, and Czech.
>99% boys
Giano
Giano is a given name from Latin. It is used in Italian.
>99% boys
Adamas
“earth”
>99% boys
Maik
“who” · “like”
>99% boys
Arjan
Arjan is a masculine given name from Latin. It is used in Dutch and Albanian.
>99% boys
Miqueas
Miqueas is a given name from Latin. It is used in Spanish.
>99% boys