Spero comes from the Modern American tradition, meaning Sparrow, a bird.
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How popular is Spero?
1932peak year
The name Spero reached its peak in 1932, with 14 registrations (ranked #2087). It had only entered records 17 years earlier, in 1915. Since then, the name has largely fallen out of use. Across all years on record, approximately 316 American babies have carried this name.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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