Fun Facts About the Name Jenaro
- 684 babies named Jenaro: U.S. records list 684 babies given the name Jenaro from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Jenaro Mean?
Jenaro is a Spanish form of the Latin name Januarius, meaning "of Janus" or "belonging to Janus." Janus was the Roman god of doorways, gates, passages, and beginnings, and his name is linked to the Latin words ianus ("archway, passage") and ianua ("door"). Taken literally, the name means "of the door" or "pertaining to Janus"; in customary use it is understood simply as "dedicated to Janus."
There is a second layer to the Latin original. Januarius was also a Roman family name (cognomen), and cognomina of this type were often given to a child born in a particular month. The month Ianuarius - January - took its name from Janus, so Januarius could mean either "dedicated to Janus" or "born in January." Both explanations rest on the same root, and the name carries that double sense into Spanish. The Spanish word for January, enero, comes from the same Latin source, though the month name and the personal name are separate developments.
Jenaro Name History & Origins
Januarius was used as a Roman cognomen, the third name in a Roman citizen's full name. Its best-known bearer in Christian tradition is Saint Januarius, a bishop of Benevento who was martyred around the year 305 during the persecution under the emperor Diocletian. His relics, along with a vial said to contain his blood, are kept in the cathedral of Naples, where the reputed liquefaction of the blood is observed on his feast day, September 19. Devotion to him was strong in southern Italy, and the Italian form of the name, Gennaro, became common there, especially around Naples.
The Spanish form Jenaro, also spelled Genaro, developed from the same Latin Januarius through church usage, where the saint's name appeared in liturgical Latin and in calendars as San Januario, rendered in Spanish as San Jenaro. The name was given in Spanish-speaking regions in honor of the saint rather than as a general fashion name, and it remains in use across the Spanish-speaking world, including Mexico and parts of Latin America. Related forms in other languages include Portuguese Januário and French Janvier, all descending from the same Latin original - though similar-looking names do not always share this root, and Jenaro should be distinguished from unrelated names that merely resemble it.
How Popular is the Name Jenaro?
Jenaro has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 1991. Its best rank was #2,349 in 1959.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #8,543 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2024 | #11,516 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2023 | #8,536 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2022 | #10,274 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2021 | #8,469 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2016 | #11,331 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2015 | #8,323 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2014 | #10,115 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2013 | #7,254 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2012 | #9,242 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2011 | #13,202 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2010 | #9,180 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2009 | #11,630 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2008 | #8,616 | 9 | 0.0004% |
| 2007 | #9,290 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2006 | #6,654 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 2005 | #6,019 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2004 | #7,221 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2003 | #5,699 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2002 | #6,764 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2001 | #6,205 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2000 | #5,155 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 1999 | #6,774 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1998 | #5,004 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1997 | #5,841 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1996 | #7,497 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1995 | #5,304 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1994 | #8,216 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1993 | #5,960 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1992 | #7,894 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1991 | #3,532 | 17 | 0.0008% |
| 1990 | #4,824 | 11 | 0.0005% |
| 1989 | #5,359 | 9 | 0.0004% |
| 1988 | #6,068 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1987 | #3,125 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 1986 | #3,534 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1984 | #5,916 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1983 | #3,735 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1982 | #3,575 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1981 | #4,312 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1980 | #3,016 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 1979 | #4,601 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1978 | #3,712 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1977 | #4,827 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1976 | #3,594 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1975 | #2,821 | 14 | 0.0009% |
| 1974 | #3,690 | 9 | 0.0006% |
| 1973 | #3,315 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1972 | #2,741 | 13 | 0.0008% |
| 1971 | #4,646 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1970 | #3,389 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1968 | #3,223 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1967 | #2,862 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1964 | #4,311 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1962 | #3,456 | 7 | 0.0003% |
| 1961 | #3,507 | 7 | 0.0003% |
| 1960 | #2,607 | 11 | 0.0005% |
| 1959 | #2,349 | 13 | 0.0006% |
| 1958 | #3,150 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1957 | #3,137 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1954 | #2,843 | 9 | 0.0004% |
| 1953 | #4,068 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1952 | #2,436 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1951 | #3,968 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1947 | #3,222 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1944 | #2,743 | 8 | 0.0006% |
| 1940 | #3,694 | 5 | 0.0004% |
| 1938 | #3,017 | 7 | 0.0006% |
| 1934 | #3,136 | 7 | 0.0007% |
| 1932 | #4,029 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1930 | #3,797 | 6 | 0.0005% |
| 1929 | #2,511 | 11 | 0.0010% |
| 1928 | #4,438 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1927 | #3,971 | 6 | 0.0005% |
| 1926 | #3,947 | 6 | 0.0005% |
| 1924 | #4,103 | 6 | 0.0005% |
| 1919 | #3,943 | 6 | 0.0006% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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