Geronimo
About Geronimo
This name of a renowned Apache leader and mystic would be a difficult choice, since it was used as a rallying cry in so many old westerns and by paratroopers jumping out of their planes in World War II.
Pronounced ger-ON-uh-moh.
As of October 2026, Geronimo ranked #3541 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #1138 in 1907.
Editor: Pamela Redmond
Sources: US popularity data is from the Social Security Administration. Meanings and origins are from Nameberry's name references.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #3,401 | 32 | 16.7 |
| 2015 | #2,654 | 46 | 24 |
| 2016 | #2,565 | 49 | 25.8 |
| 2017 | #3,028 | 39 | 21.1 |
| 2018 | #3,400 | 33 | 18.2 |
| 2019 | #2,602 | 50 | 27.9 |
| 2020 | #2,898 | 41 | 23.8 |
| 2021 | #2,879 | 43 | 24.6 |
| 2022 | #3,295 | 36 | 20.6 |
| 2023 | #3,648 | 31 | 18.1 |
| 2024 | #3,401 | 34 | 19.7 |
| 2025 | #3,541 | 32 | 18.7 |
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Geronimo on lists
Famous Geronimos
- Geronimo
Native American Apache leader
- Elmer "Geronimo" Pratt
American civil rights leader
- Geronimo "Gerry" Peñalosa
Filipino boxer
- Jérôme Philippe "Geronimo" Le Banner
French kickboxer
Geronimo in pop culture
- Geronimo Stilton
children's book character about the title mouse
- Mescalero
Chiricahua: "the one who yawns"
- "Geronimo"
song by Sheppard
- Catchphrase of the eleventh incarnation of The Doctor
played by Matt Smith, on BBC's television show Doctor Who