Nero is a rare boys' name that has climbed to its highest level yet, peaking in 2023.
Nero is a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #4,815 for boy births in the United States (and #10,175 across all names), given to 21 babies. Nero first appears in 1914 and peaked in 2023 (39 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 21 | 21 | #4,815 |
| 2024 | 29 | 29 | #3,864 |
| 2023 | 39 | 39 | #3,160 |
| 2022 | 25 | 25 | #4,257 |
| 2021 | 33 | 33 | #3,470 |
| 2020 | 14 | 14 | #6,194 |
| 2019 | 30 | 30 | #3,691 |
| 2018 | 23 | 23 | #4,449 |
| 2017 | 26 | 26 | #4,062 |
| 2016 | 18 | 18 | #5,263 |
| 2015 | 22 | 22 | #4,503 |
| 2014 | 18 | 18 | #5,201 |
| 2013 | 21 | 21 | #4,569 |
| 2012 | 16 | 16 | #5,647 |
| 2011 | 19 | 19 | #4,934 |
| 2010 | 12 | 12 | #6,970 |
| 2009 | 9 | 9 | #8,786 |
| 2007 | 7 | 7 | #10,552 |
| 2006 | 7 | 7 | #10,338 |
| 2005 | 6 | 6 | #11,068 |
| 2004 | 6 | 6 | #10,922 |
| 1971 | 6 | — | #4,752 |
| 1970 | 6 | — | #4,573 |
| 1967 | 5 | — | #4,373 |
| 1965 | 5 | — | #4,272 |
| 1958 | 5 | — | #4,342 |
| 1953 | 5 | — | #4,191 |
| 1951 | 5 | — | #4,091 |
| 1947 | 5 | — | #4,102 |
| 1936 | 6 | — | #3,428 |
| 1935 | 6 | — | #3,535 |
| 1933 | 6 | — | #3,532 |
| 1926 | 5 | — | #4,630 |
| 1925 | 5 | — | #4,705 |
| 1924 | 7 | — | #3,739 |
| 1923 | 5 | — | #4,696 |
| 1920 | 7 | — | #3,716 |
| 1919 | 7 | — | #3,641 |
| 1918 | 10 | — | #2,825 |
| 1917 | 8 | — | #3,125 |
| 1916 | 6 | — | #3,768 |
| 1914 | 5 | — | #3,601 |