Genaro is a boy name with a rare feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Genaro means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Genaro across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Genaro has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Genaro is a boy name of Latin origin meaning “dedicated to Janus, January”. A Spanish form of Gennaro, from the Roman Januarius.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 7,669 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Genaro per year, United States (1908 to 2025). United States peaked in 2000 (152/yr).
Genaro is an uncommon baby name in the United States. It was most common in 2000, when it ranked #2,226 nationally (given to 152 babies that year).
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