Given name & surname
Saro
“refers to the rosary and Our Lady of the Rosary”·“refers to the rosary”
In Italian use, Saro is a diminutive of Rosario. Interpretations include “refers to the rosary and Our Lady of the Rosary” (Spanish) and “refers to the rosary” (Spanish). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Meaning & origin
What it means
In Italian use, Saro is a diminutive of Rosario. Interpretations include “refers to the rosary and Our Lady of the Rosary” (Spanish) and “refers to the rosary” (Spanish). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
In Italian use, Saro is a diminutive of Rosario. An origin associated with Rosario is Latin.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In Italian usage, Saro is a diminutive of Rosario.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1980. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Saro through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 16
- 16 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1980
- 6 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 2004. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 6 in 1980. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 410 as a first name in 2020; 286 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.
Saro’s family of names
In Italian usage, Saro has a diminutive in Sara. In Italian usage, Saro has a related form in Rosario. In Italian usage, Saro is a diminutive of Rosario.
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Around the world
Saro has relatives in 3 languages.
5 related names in 3 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 3
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Saro
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