Gennaro is a boy's name of French origin meaning “devoted to Janus.” In 2024 it was given to 22 boys in the United States.
Gennaro belongs to the French and Italian tradition. Its meaning — “devoted to Janus” — is the sense carried by its French roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Gennaro first appears in Social Security records in 1904. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #905 in 1913, and in 2024 22 babies received the name — 2,521 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Gennaro means “devoted to Janus” in its French roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Gennaro is a boy name. In 2024, 22 babies received the name in the US.
Gennaro comes from the French, Italian and African tradition.
Gennaro first appears in US records in 1904. Its best-ever ranking was #905 in 1913, and 22 babies were given the name in 2024.
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