Jenaro
Jenaro is a given name. Notable people with the name include:Jenaro de Urrutia Olaran (1893–1965), Spanish painter Jenaro Flores Santos, Bolivian trade union leader and politician Jenaro Gajardo Vera (1919–1998), eccentric Chilean lawyer, painter and poet Jenaro Pérez Villaamil (1807–1854), Spanish painter Jenaro Pindú (1946–1993), prominent cartoonist, sculptor and architect of Paraguay Jenaro…
Meaning & Origin of Jenaro
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Jenaro is a given name. Notable people with the name include:Jenaro de Urrutia Olaran (1893–1965), Spanish painter Jenaro Flores Santos, Bolivian trade union leader and politician Jenaro Gajardo Vera (1919–1998), eccentric Chilean lawyer, painter and poet Jenaro Pérez Villaamil (1807–1854), Spanish painter Jenaro Pindú (1946–1993), prominent cartoonist, sculptor and architect of Paraguay Jenaro…
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The Story of Jenaro
Jenaro first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1919, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1991, when 17 Jenaros were born — ranking #3,462 that year. As of 2026, Jenaro ranks #10,889 for baby boys with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 675 Jenaros 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 Jenaro
Jenaro is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1919 and has accumulated 675 births in the dataset. Jenaro's peak popularity came in 1991 when it ranked #3,462. Use the chart and map above to compare Jenaro'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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