Spero

SPEH-roh /ˈspɛɹoʊ/
boy 2 syllables fading

Spero is a rare boys' name that was most common in the 1930s and has all but disappeared.

Spero is a boy name. It last appears in U.S. records in 1971. Spero was first reported in SSA data in 1915 and peaked in 1932 (14 births).

About the name Spero

PronunciationSPEH-roh /ˈspɛɹoʊ/
14peak births 1932
1915first in SSA data

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How popular is Spero?

Boys named Spero
19151920193019401950196019701971
Boys named Spero per year hover for count and boys rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1915–1971 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–1971) 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

Spero total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
19716—#4,844
19706—#4,657
19696—#4,345
19685—#4,661
19667—#3,500
19656—#3,875
19647—#3,563
19636—#3,992
19625—#4,551
19616—#4,009
19597—#3,576
19587—#3,525
19576—#3,938
195510—#2,736
19536—#3,751
19529—#2,851
19519—#2,828
195012—#2,308
19478—#3,067
19468—#2,891
19426—#3,521
19406—#3,423
193311—#2,354
193214—#2,087
193110—#2,629
19309—#2,990
19289—#3,052
19275—#4,718
192610—#2,884
19257—#3,697
192412—#2,614
192313—#2,429
192210—#2,978
19216—#4,265
19208—#3,461
191911—#2,644
19188—#3,334
19179—#2,924
19165—#4,441
19155—#4,319
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