How Many People Are Named Gennaro?
An estimated 1,527 people in the United States have the first name Gennaro. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 43 years old, and Gennaro peaked in popularity in 1926 with 42 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Gennaro as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Gennaro paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,527
About 1 in 224,463 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
43
years old
Peak Year
1926
42 births
Total Registered
2,521
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Gennaro
Gennaro is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 2,521 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Gennaro as a male name
Ranked #4,600 in 2024
22 male births in 2024
Peak: 1926 (42 births)
Gennaro: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Gennaro span from the 1900s to the 2020s, covering 13 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 339 babies were registered. While Gennaro is less common than at its peak in the 1920s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Gennaro by Decade
How has Gennaro tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Gennaro by State
Birth registrations for Gennaro span all 8 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, New Jersey, Connecticut. The lowest are in Florida, California, Rhode Island. On average, about 159 Gennaros were registered per state.
Gennaro + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Gennaro as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Gennaro: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Gennaro?
We estimate approximately 1,527 people named Gennaro are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 224,463 Americans share this first name.
Is Gennaro a common name?
Gennaro is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 92.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,521 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Gennaro most popular?
Gennaro reached peak popularity in 1926, when 42 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Gennaro is approximately 43 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Gennaro a male name?
Gennaro is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Gennaro Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Gennaro Smith, Gennaro Johnson, Gennaro Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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