Geronimo
Geronimo or Gerónimo is a masculine given name, the Italian and Spanish form of Jerome. Jerónimo is an alternative Spanish spelling of Gerónimo. It is also a surname.
Meaning & Origin of Geronimo
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Geronimo or Gerónimo is a masculine given name, the Italian and Spanish form of Jerome. Jerónimo is an alternative Spanish spelling of Gerónimo. It is also a surname.
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The Story of Geronimo
Geronimo first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1906, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2009, when 55 Geronimos were born — ranking #2,348 that year. As of 2026, Geronimo ranks #3,729 for baby boys with 30 births, falling sharply (-21%). In total, more than 3K Geronimos have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1900s through the 2020s.
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About the name Geronimo
Geronimo is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1906 and has accumulated 3K births in the dataset. Geronimo's peak popularity came in 2009 when it ranked #1,094. Use the chart and map above to compare Geronimo'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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