Gennaro
About Gennaro
This name of the patron saint of Naples would make an apt choice for a New Year's baby, or one with Neapolitan roots.
As of October 2026, Gennaro ranked #4915 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #905 in 1913.
Editor's take: The name Gennaro is a boy's name of Italian origin meaning "January".
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | #4,371 | 23 | 12.1 |
| 2017 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | #4,910 | 19 | 11 |
| 2021 | #4,289 | 24 | 13.7 |
| 2022 | #3,116 | 39 | 22.3 |
| 2023 | #4,379 | 24 | 14 |
| 2024 | #4,600 | 22 | 12.8 |
| 2025 | #4,915 | 20 | 11.7 |
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Famous Gennaros
- Gennaro Carlo Francesco
Prince of Naples and Sicily; son of Ferdinand IV
- Gennaro Maria Immacolata Luigi
birth name of Prince Januarius Maria Immaculata Louis of Bourbon,Two Sicilies, Count of Caltagirone; son of Ferdinand II of the Two Sicilies
- Gennaro Maria Pio Casimir
Prince of Bourbon,Two Sicilies, son of Prince Antoine
- Gennaro Spinelli
prince of Cariati, Italian politician and diplomat
- Gennaro Ivan "Rino" Gattuso
Italian footballer and coach
- Gennaro Contaldo
Italian TV chef
- Gennaro Basile
Italian painter
- Gennaro Favai
Italian painter
- Gennaro Auletta
Italian philosopher and scientist
Variations & nicknames
- GénaroSpanish