Generoso
Generoso is the given name of:Generoso Jiménez (1917-2007), Cuban trombone player Generoso Pope (1891–1950), Italian-American businessman and newspaper publisher Generoso Pope, Jr.
- Italian
- Spanish
Meaning & Origin of Generoso
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Generoso is the given name of:Generoso Jiménez (1917-2007), Cuban trombone player Generoso Pope (1891–1950), Italian-American businessman and newspaper publisher Generoso Pope, Jr.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Italian
- Spanish
The Story of Generoso
The earliest SSA record of Generoso as a baby boy name dates back to 1914, when 7 babies received it. 1927 was its biggest year on record, with 8 newborns named Generoso — #3,151 in the national rankings. The 1910s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 38% of all recorded Generosos. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 1972 (6 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 64 Generosos have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
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About the name Generoso
Generoso is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1914 and has accumulated 64 births in the dataset. Generoso's peak popularity came in 1927 when it ranked #3,151. Use the chart and map above to compare Generoso's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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