How Many People Are Named Geronimo?
people named Geronimo are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 141,000 people in the US has this name
Based on 3,085 babies named Geronimo in Social Security records from 1906 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
55 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
From Gerónimo, a Spanish form of JEROME. This is the better-known name of the Apache chief Goyathlay (1829-1909). It was given to him by the Mexicans, his enemies.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Geronimo in the records were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Geronimo alive today is about 33 years old, and 50% are under 30. Half of them were between 15 and 49 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Geronimo first appears in the records in 1906 and was given most often in 2009, to 55 babies. In 2025, 32 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1906 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Geronimo has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #1,137, in 1907. In 2025 it ranked #3,540.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #3,540 |
| Best rank | #1,137 (1907) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #2,558 in the 2000s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Geronimo alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Geronimo were born in Texas than in any other state: about 759 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Geronimo was given 7.8 times as often in Texas and 3 times in California.
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