Genaro
Genaro was the 2268th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 62 babies. Its best year was 1936, when it ranked 840th; the most babies were born in 2000 (152). Over the last ten years it has moved down 130 places. More babies were named Genaro in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,268 boys, up 211 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 62boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2000152 babies
- Total since 1880
- 7,669babies recorded
Genaro popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,268 | 62 |
| 2020 | #2,479 | 52 |
| 2010 | #1,763 | 85 |
| 2000 | #981 | 152 |
| 1990 | #992 | 113 |
| 1980 | #912 | 95 |
| 1970 | #985 | 68 |
| 1960 | #1,123 | 49 |
| 1950 | #1,298 | 31 |
| 1940 | #972 | 44 |
| 1930 | #995 | 47 |
| 1920 | #1,780 | 20 |
| 1910 | #1,147 | 9 |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Genaro, counting every spelling?
Genaro is the most common spelling of a name family that had 82 boys in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 82 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Genaro | 62 | #2,268 | 312 |
| Gennaro | 20 | #4,915 | 129 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Genaro?
62 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Genaro (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Genaro born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 135 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Genaro.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Genaro?
About 6,000 people born in the US named Genaro are alive today, with a median age of 32; half are between 21 and 49. That makes Genaro mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Genaro by state
How common Genaro was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Texas (2.7×), California (2.4×). In 48 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
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Questions about the name Genaro
How popular is the name Genaro?
Genaro was the 2268th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 62 babies. Its best year was 1936, when it ranked 840th; the most babies were born in 2000 (152). Over the last ten years it has moved down 130 places. More babies were named Genaro in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Genaro a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Genaro in the US.
Where is Genaro most popular?
In 2021–2025, Genaro was most common in Texas (0.10 per 1,000 boys), followed by California and Illinois.