Lao

LOW /ˈlaʊ/
boy 1 syllable fading

Lao is a very rare boys' name that was most common in the 1980s and has all but disappeared.

Lao is a boy name. It last appears in U.S. records in 1991. Lao was first reported in SSA data in 1981 and peaked in 1985 (7 births).

About the name Lao

PronunciationLOW /ˈlaʊ/
CultureChineseVietnamese
7peak births 1985
1981first in SSA data

Names similar to Lao

How popular is Lao?

Boys named Lao
1981198519901991
Boys named Lao per year hover for count and boys rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1981–1991 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–1991) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here

Lao total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
19915—#9,011
19885—#7,994
19857—#5,497
19835—#6,851
19825—#6,936
19815—#6,849