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Gennaro

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Origin of the name

Gennaro is an Italian name, from the Latin Januarius. Saint Gennaro is the patron saint of Naples.

Rising name

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1926 was its best year: 42 births, or 1 baby in 54,663. The momentum is recent: births are up 53% over the last five years, compared with the decade before. Its rank in 2025: No. 4856.
2,542births since 1880
1920sgeneration
No. 1092rank at its peak, in 1926

Where babies named Gennaro are born

1926

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The darker the blue, the more common Gennaro is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.

Where it is most popular

Compared with the national average, Gennaro is most common in New York (10.2 times), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.

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