Gennaro
Gennaro was the 4915th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 20 babies. Its best year was 1913, when it ranked 905th; the most babies were born in 1926 (42). Over the last ten years it has moved up 672 places. More babies were named Gennaro in the 1920s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #4,915 boys, down 1 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 20boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 192642 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,542babies recorded
Gennaro popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #4,915 | 20 |
| 2020 | #4,914 | 19 |
| 2010 | #5,834 | 15 |
| 2000 | #5,382 | 13 |
| 1990 | #2,457 | 28 |
| 1980 | #2,765 | 17 |
| 1970 | #1,866 | 23 |
| 1960 | #1,712 | 23 |
| 1950 | #1,770 | 18 |
| 1940 | #1,380 | 24 |
| 1930 | #1,202 | 35 |
| 1920 | #1,190 | 37 |
| 1910 | #1,148 | 9 |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Gennaro, counting every spelling?
Gennaro is a spelling of Genaro, 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 Gennaro?
20 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Gennaro (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Gennaro 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 423 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Gennaro.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Gennaro?
About 1,500 people born in the US named Gennaro are alive today, with a median age of 40; half are between 19 and 59. That makes Gennaro mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties. The wide spread shows a name popular in two different eras.
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.
Gennaro by state
How common Gennaro was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in New York (4.0×). 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 Gennaro
How popular is the name Gennaro?
Gennaro was the 4915th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 20 babies. Its best year was 1913, when it ranked 905th; the most babies were born in 1926 (42). Over the last ten years it has moved up 672 places. More babies were named Gennaro in the 1920s than in any other decade.
Is Gennaro a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Gennaro in the US.
Where is Gennaro most popular?
In 2021–2025, Gennaro was most common in New York (0.06 per 1,000 boys), followed by Florida and California.