Is Nero a boy or girl name?

Nero is a boy’s name. Of the 526 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.0% were girls and 100.0% were boys.

Nero

Recorded 1914–2025 · United States

Nero was most popular in 2023, when 39 American babies were given the name — ranking #6,674 that year. In 2025 it ranked #9,947, with 21 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 526 people named Nero.

Nero over time

Births per year. The dot marks Nero’s peak in 2023. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Nero a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Nero is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 526 Americans given it were girls and 100.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org