How Many People Are Named Nero?
An estimated 416 people in the United States have the first name Nero. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 15 years old, and Nero peaked in popularity in 2023 with 39 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Nero as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Nero paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
416
About 1 in 823,929 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
15
years old
Peak Year
2023
39 births
Total Registered
505
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Nero
Nero is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 505 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Nero as a male name
Ranked #3,851 in 2024
29 male births in 2024
Peak: 2023 (39 births)
Nero: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Nero span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 10 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 205 babies were registered. While Nero is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Nero by Decade
How has Nero tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Nero by State
Nero + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Nero as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Nero
Other first names starting with N with a similar number of bearers.
Nero: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Nero?
We estimate approximately 416 people named Nero are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 823,929 Americans share this first name.
Is Nero a common name?
Nero is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 82.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 505 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Nero most popular?
Nero reached peak popularity in 2023, when 39 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Nero is approximately 15 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Nero a male name?
Nero is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Nero Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Nero Smith, Nero Johnson, Nero Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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