Given name & surname
Mauro
“moor”·“dark, swarthy”
Mauro is used as a given name and a surname. Interpretations include “moor” (Latin) and “dark, swarthy” (Latin). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Interpretations include “moor” (Latin) and “dark, swarthy” (Latin). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Latin.
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
Mauro through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 6,644
- 6,644 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2006
- 161 babies
- 2025
- 119
- #1,490 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +14%
- Rising
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 119 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 1,490 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 14.4% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 161 in 2006. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (36). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 11,897 as a first name in 2020; 7,347 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.
Mauro’s family of names
Mauro has a feminine form in Maura. Mauro has a related form in Maurice. In Italian usage, Mauro has a surname derivative in Maurelli.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Mauro has relatives in 3 languages. Lines run from its Latin roots to each of them.
3 related names in 3 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 6
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 1
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Mauro
- Mauro IcardiArgentine association football player (born 1993)
- Mauro CamoranesiItalian footballerborn 1976
- Mauro SilvaBrazilian association football playerborn 1968
- Mauro ZárateArgentine association football playerborn 1987
- Mauro TassottiItalian footballer (born 1960)
- DukiArgentine rapper and singer (born 1996)
- Mauro RamosBrazilian footballer (1930-2002)
- Mauro BellugiItalian footballer (1950–2021)
- Mauro PiacenzaCatholic cardinalborn 1944
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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