Name profile

Tlaloc

A name meaning "covered with earth".

PronunciationClassical Nahuatl /ˈtɬaː.lok/
Usage languagesAztec And Toltec Mythology, nahuatl
US rank (2025)#7,194

Meaning and history

Possibly from Nahuatl tlālloh, meaning “covered with earth,” from tlālli, “earth, land, soil,” this was the name of the Aztec god of rain and fertility and the husband of Chalchiuhtlicue.

Popularity over timeUS births · boys
20062006: 14 births, rank #5,781
2007: 18 births, rank #4,996
2008: 12 births, rank #6,763
2009: 9 births, rank #8,310
2010: 12 births, rank #6,698
20112011: 8 births, rank #8,767
2012: 12 births, rank #6,626
2013: 5 births, rank #12,136
2014: 7 births, rank #9,642
2015: 8 births, rank #8,744
20162016: 9 births, rank #8,146
2017: 13 births, rank #6,338
2018: 9 births, rank #8,154
2019: 5 births, rank #12,145
2020: 10 births, rank #7,502
20212021: 6 births, rank #10,799
2022: 7 births, rank #9,823
2023: 17 births, rank #5,470
2024: 16 births, rank #5,659
20252025: 11 births, rank #7,194

In 2025, 11 babies were recorded with the name Tlaloc, ranking #7,194 among boys.