How popular is the name Genaro?

Genaro ranks 1,192nd among boys' names in US records, with 8,282 births since 1908. Over the past decade it accounts for 638.

Is Genaro a unisex name?

No. Genaro is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.

2000, when 166 children were given the name. It has been in use for 117 years and is still recorded as of 2024.

Jenaro. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.

Boy name#1,192 of boy names

Pronounced JH EH1 N AA1 R OW0 (ARPABET)

Genaro is a boys' name, and first appears in 1908. It has been given to 8,282 children — the 1,192nd most common boys' name on record.

It has been slipping, down 38% on the previous decade. Its best single year was 2000, when 166 children were given it.

Jenaro is counted with it here, since the two are pronounced identically.

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These spellings sound identical to Genaro and are counted together with it, which is why the totals here are higher than a single-spelling count.

Phonetic detail

Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.

Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.

Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.

How popular is the name Genaro?: Genaro ranks 1,192nd among boys' names in US records, with 8,282 births since 1908. Over the past decade it accounts for 638.
Is Genaro a unisex name?: No. Genaro is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
When was Genaro most popular?: 2000, when 166 children were given the name. It has been in use for 117 years and is still recorded as of 2024.
How else is Genaro spelled?: Jenaro. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.