Spirit or basket weaver
A name with dual origins, Spiro is most commonly the Greek form of the Latin name Spiritus, meaning 'spirit'. In some contexts, it also derives from a Greek occupational term for a basket weaver. It is a distinctive name often associated with Greek-American heritage.
Less common today
Spiro isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #5,512 in 1994.
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High-ranking member of a crime syndicate · The Wire
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
