Gennaro
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- jeh-NAH-roh
- Origin
- Latin
- UK rank, 2025
- #4,301 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #4,856 for boys
Gennaro is a boys' name of Latin origin, meaning “of January”. In 2025 it ranked 4,301st for boys in the UK (4 babies) and 4,856th for boys in the US (20 babies).
What does Gennaro mean?
Latin: Italian form of Januarius
“of January”
San Gennaro, patron saint of Naples, is famed for the reputed liquefaction of his blood each year.
Is Gennaro a girl's or a boy's name?
Gennaro is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 4 boys in the UK and 20 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Gennaro in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #4,301among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 4about 1 in 75,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 58% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 4 boys in the UK were named Gennaro, making it the 4,301st most popular name for boys. Its busiest year was 2017, with 7 boys.
Among boys in 2025, it was 4,212th in England and Wales.
Gennaro in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4 | #4,301 |
| 2024 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 1 | #6,556 |
| 2022 | 5 | #3,639 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 7 | #2,878 |
| 2018 | 5 | #3,596 |
| 2017 | 7 | #2,875 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 4 | #4,063 |
| 2013 | 2 | #6,127 |
| 2012 | 4 | #4,147 |
| 2011 | 3 | #4,837 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 6 | #2,906 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 1 | #4,616 |
How popular is Gennaro in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #4,856among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 20about 1 in 85,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 22% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 20 boys in the US were named Gennaro, making it the 4,856th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,851st. Its busiest year was 1926, with 42 boys. It first appears in the records in 1904.
It has been given to fewer boys each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had fewer boys named Gennaro than any year since 2020.
Half of all the boys named Gennaro in the US since 1880 were born between 1930 and 1992, the years shaded on the chart below.
Gennaro in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 20 | #4,856 |
| 2024 | 22 | #4,567 |
| 2023 | 24 | #4,339 |
| 2022 | 39 | #3,098 |
| 2021 | 24 | #4,243 |
| 2020 | 19 | #4,851 |
| 2019 | 19 | #4,947 |
| 2018 | 16 | #5,536 |
| 2017 | 17 | #5,293 |
| 2016 | 23 | #4,326 |
| 2015 | 16 | #5,503 |
| 2014 | 13 | #6,303 |
| 2013 | 16 | #5,400 |
| 2012 | 20 | #4,682 |
| 2011 | 10 | #7,495 |
| 2010 | 15 | #5,737 |
| 2009 | 19 | #4,920 |
| 2008 | 21 | #4,537 |
| 2007 | 20 | #4,638 |
| 2006 | 22 | #4,219 |
| 2005 | 18 | #4,626 |
| 2004 | 17 | #4,788 |
| 2003 | 14 | #5,265 |
| 2002 | 20 | #4,038 |
| 2001 | 21 | #3,837 |
| 2000 | 13 | #5,290 |
| 1999 | 14 | #4,756 |
| 1998 | 25 | #3,089 |
| 1997 | 17 | #3,872 |
| 1996 | 18 | #3,672 |
| 1995 | 23 | #3,015 |
| 1994 | 12 | #4,797 |
| 1993 | 17 | #3,655 |
| 1992 | 17 | #3,597 |
| 1991 | 18 | #3,319 |
| 1990 | 28 | #2,427 |
| 1989 | 20 | #2,983 |
| 1988 | 19 | #2,855 |
| 1987 | 12 | #3,726 |
| 1986 | 12 | #3,649 |
| 1985 | 19 | #2,596 |
| 1984 | 14 | #3,105 |
| 1983 | 23 | #2,207 |
| 1982 | 16 | #2,830 |
| 1981 | 23 | #2,203 |
| 1980 | 17 | #2,728 |
| 1979 | 17 | #2,668 |
| 1978 | 16 | #2,668 |
| 1977 | 23 | #2,063 |
| 1976 | 25 | #1,931 |
| 1975 | 20 | #2,204 |
| 1974 | 23 | #1,934 |
| 1973 | 23 | #1,870 |
| 1972 | 24 | #1,819 |
| 1971 | 23 | #1,861 |
| 1970 | 23 | #1,846 |
| 1969 | 24 | #1,679 |
| 1968 | 30 | #1,427 |
| 1967 | 22 | #1,651 |
| 1966 | 22 | #1,649 |
| 1965 | 16 | #1,986 |
| 1964 | 24 | #1,614 |
| 1963 | 21 | #1,743 |
| 1962 | 21 | #1,756 |
| 1961 | 23 | #1,685 |
| 1960 | 23 | #1,691 |
| 1959 | 12 | #2,413 |
| 1958 | 23 | #1,643 |
| 1957 | 19 | #1,836 |
| 1956 | 11 | #2,495 |
| 1955 | 18 | #1,844 |
| 1954 | 17 | #1,886 |
| 1953 | 22 | #1,629 |
| 1952 | 27 | #1,460 |
| 1951 | 16 | #1,903 |
| 1950 | 18 | #1,745 |
| 1949 | 20 | #1,666 |
| 1948 | 17 | #1,816 |
| 1947 | 16 | #1,915 |
| 1946 | 25 | #1,408 |
| 1945 | 21 | #1,444 |
| 1944 | 18 | #1,629 |
| 1943 | 21 | #1,528 |
| 1942 | 28 | #1,316 |
| 1941 | 25 | #1,333 |
| 1940 | 24 | #1,368 |
| 1939 | 21 | #1,458 |
| 1938 | 21 | #1,476 |
| 1937 | 18 | #1,627 |
| 1936 | 16 | #1,723 |
| 1935 | 29 | #1,247 |
| 1934 | 23 | #1,425 |
| 1933 | 24 | #1,361 |
| 1932 | 22 | #1,509 |
| 1931 | 29 | #1,282 |
| 1930 | 35 | #1,190 |
| 1929 | 34 | #1,195 |
| 1928 | 27 | #1,413 |
| 1927 | 37 | #1,178 |
| 1926 | 42 | #1,092 |
| 1925 | 21 | #1,678 |
| 1924 | 32 | #1,287 |
| 1923 | 35 | #1,213 |
| 1922 | 37 | #1,181 |
| 1921 | 37 | #1,178 |
| 1920 | 37 | #1,180 |
| 1919 | 27 | #1,385 |
| 1918 | 31 | #1,256 |
| 1917 | 40 | #1,033 |
| 1916 | 24 | #1,415 |
| 1915 | 27 | #1,265 |
| 1914 | 30 | #1,019 |
| 1913 | 30 | #897 |
| 1912 | 20 | #1,023 |
| 1911 | 12 | #981 |
| 1910 | 9 | #1,117 |
| 1909 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 5 | #1,232 |
| 1904 | 7 | #966 |
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Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Gennaro: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/gennaro, updated 20 October 2026.