Genaro Boy
How popular is Genaro?
#2,258 boy name in 2025
62 baby boys were named Genaro in the US in 2025, making it the 2258th most popular boy name.
Genaro popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | #2,258 for boys (▲ 160 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 62 boys |
| 10-year trend | Steady (-5% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #2,132 in 2015, #2,466 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2000 (152 boys) |
| Highest rank | #832 in 1936 |
| First recorded | 1908 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Genaro counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Genaro family of names ranked #1,620 for boys in 2025 (#1,652 the year before), with 82 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Genaro | 62 | 76% |
| Gennaro | 20 | 24% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Genaro is most popular
Babies named Genaro per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Texas: 0.1 per 1,000 (85 boys)
- California: 0.1 per 1,000 (80 boys)
- Illinois: 0.0 per 1,000 (6 boys)
Genaro by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 5 | #1,372 |
| 1910s | 159 | #1,117 |
| 1920s | 401 | #960 |
| 1930s | 421 | #832 |
| 1940s | 390 | #967 |
| 1950s | 532 | #943 |
| 1960s | 532 | #929 |
| 1970s | 769 | #861 |
| 1980s | 924 | #878 |
| 1990s | 1,267 | #900 |
| 2000s | 1,274 | #975 |
| 2010s | 631 | #1,759 |
| 2020s | 364 | #2,133 |
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Questions
- Is Genaro a boy or girl name?
- Genaro is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Genaro were boys.
- How popular is the name Genaro?
- 62 baby boys were named Genaro in the US in 2025, making it the 2258th most popular boy name.
- When was Genaro most popular?
- Genaro peaked in 2000, when 152 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #832 in 1936.
- How many people are named Genaro?
- 7,669 babies have been named Genaro in the US since 1880. We estimate about 6,121 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 33.
- Where is Genaro most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Genaro was most common in Texas, at 0.1 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.