Boys' name · since 1904

Gennaro

Gennaro has 2,542 recorded births since 1904 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1926 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#2,840 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#4,870 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
2,542
born since 1904
1920s
peak decade

2,542 babies have been named Gennaro since 1904, making it today's #4870 boys' name.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gennaro has been recorded 2,542 times among boys since 1904, currently ranked #4870 nationally and more common than 65% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1904 to 2025.

  • #2,840 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • #4,870 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
  • 2,542 born since 1904
  • 1920s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gennaro ranks #2,840 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,870 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 2,542 born since 1904, peaking in the 1920s.

#2,840 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#4,870 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
2,542
born since 1904
1920s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%65%
Gennaro vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Gennaro's 2,542 recorded births place it above 93.75% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

8 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

8 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.

How Gennaro compares

2,542 Top 19% higher than 81% of 13,930 names currently given to boys

Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.

Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data

How the numbers stack up

Gennaro's all-time total is 7x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Gennaro Median boys name (Takari) #1 boys name (Liam)
All-time total births 2,542 369 358,536
Peak-year births 42 34 22,252

Gennaro's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Gennaro splits its recorded history at 1967: 45% of all births land in the more recent half, 55% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1905 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1926 peak of 42 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Gennaro popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1904–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1926)
42
Annual births at peak, across 122 years of records
01020304050 190419231938195319681983199820132025 20

Gennaro by decade

1920s is the heaviest window (339 births, 13% of the file).

1920s was Gennaro's strongest decade.

339 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 13% of all-time use.

Gennaro births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1920s at 339 births (13% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

How Gennaro compares to similarly-sized names

Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Gennaro's total volume

Gennaro vs 15 similarly-sized boys names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%10%20%30%40% 050100150200 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -49, 9.3%-65, 5.7%-71, 4.1%-112, 3.4%-27, 34.6%-114, 3.6%-105, 4.7%-51, 8%-46, 5.6%-137, 1.8%-52, 3.9%-79, 15.8%-60, 3.7%-146, 3.1%-60, 2.9%Gennaro-122, 1.7%Gennaro
Gennaro vs 15 similarly-sized boys names

Gennaro by state

Where Gennaro concentrates geographically, total births since 1904

Regionally concentrated
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Gennaro
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
1,053 41.4%
#2 New Jersey
104 4.1%
#3 Connecticut
36 1.4%
#4 Massachusetts
30 1.2%
#5 Pennsylvania
30 1.2%
#6 Rhode Island
18 0.7%
#7 California
6 0.2%
#8 Florida
6 0.2%
New York share of Gennaro's total US births 41.4%
Even split

1,053 of 2,542 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Gennaro? ▼
2,542 babies have been named Gennaro since 1904. All-time, it sits at #2,840 of 45,481 boys' names by recorded births. In 2025, it ranks #4,870 of 13,930 among boys. The peak year was 1926 with 42 births.
Where does Gennaro sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gennaro ranks #2,840 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,870 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Gennaro most popular? ▼
Gennaro was most popular in the 1920s decade with 339 total births. The single peak year was 1926.
Where is Gennaro most popular? ▼
The top states for the name Gennaro are New York (1,053 births), New Jersey (104 births), Connecticut (36 births).
How long has the name Gennaro been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Gennaro since 1904 -- 122 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Gennaro? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Gene, Genaro, Gentry, General, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Gennaro's data

  • Gennaro's usage has stayed within range of its 1920s decade-level peak (339 total births) through the 2020s (148) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
  • New York records the most Gennaros (1,053 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Gennaro

Nearby Names Like Gennaro

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Gennaro

Gene Boy
#2233 126,877 births
Genaro Boy
#2264 7,669 births
Gentry Boy
#1809 4,287 births
General Boy
4,025 births
Geno Boy
#2727 3,725 births

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Names with a similar popularity rank to Gennaro

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Kemp #4868
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Raffaele #4872
1,079 births · Peak 1969
Russ #4867
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Elson #4873
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Carlyle #4866
3,856 births · Peak 1918
Marcial #4874
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Gennaro: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.

Data Sources

Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1904–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Gennaro draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.