Gennaro
Gennaro is an Italian masculine given name that may refer to the following notable people:Gennaro Acampora, Italian football midfielder Gennaro Amatore, know professionally as Samurai Jay, Italian rapper and singer-songwriter Gennaro D'Alessandro (c.1717–1778), Italian Baroque composer and harpsichordist Gennaro Angiulo (1919–2009), American mafia underboss Gennaro Annese (1604–1648), Italian…
- Italian
Meaning & Origin of Gennaro
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Gennaro is an Italian masculine given name that may refer to the following notable people:Gennaro Acampora, Italian football midfielder Gennaro Amatore, know professionally as Samurai Jay, Italian rapper and singer-songwriter Gennaro D'Alessandro (c.1717–1778), Italian Baroque composer and harpsichordist Gennaro Angiulo (1919–2009), American mafia underboss Gennaro Annese (1604–1648), Italian…
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Italian
The Story of Gennaro
Gennaro first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1904, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1926, when 42 Gennaros were born — ranking #1,092 that year. As of 2026, Gennaro ranks #4,106 for baby boys with 26 births, rising sharply (+44% over the past five years). In total, more than 3K Gennaros have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1900s through the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Gennaro
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- Gennarino
- Rino
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About the name Gennaro
Gennaro is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1904 and has accumulated 3K births in the dataset. Gennaro's peak popularity came in 1926 when it ranked #897. Use the chart and map above to compare Gennaro'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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