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Geronimo

#2,398 most common boys' name of all time · #5,788 across all names · 100% male / 0% female · used 1906–2025

Rank among boys
#2,398
Rank overall
#5,788 of 105,966
First appeared
1906
Years on the list
116 of 146
All-time
3,085
Since 2016
389
Peak year
2009 #2,352
Best rank
#1,196 1907
Girls Boys peak 55/yr
192019401960198020002020

Geronimo first appears in 1906. That's the first year it was given to at least 5 US babies, which is the threshold below which the SSA withholds a name.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2025 32 32 #3,521
2024 34 34 #3,402
2023 31 31 #3,636
2022 36 36 #3,284
2021 43 43 #2,867
2020 41 41 #2,889
2019 50 50 #2,586
2018 33 33 #3,384
2017 39 39 #3,013
2016 50 50 #2,521
2015 46 46 #2,647
2014 32 32 #3,380
2013 39 39 #2,904
2012 54 54 #2,362
2011 39 39 #2,956
2010 28 28 #3,721
2009 55 55 #2,352
2008 44 44 #2,758
2007 44 44 #2,724
2006 42 42 #2,748
2005 53 53 #2,245
2004 34 34 #2,962
2003 34 34 #2,856
2002 41 41 #2,435
2001 47 47 #2,190
2000 44 44 #2,229
1999 40 40 #2,267
1998 44 44 #2,098
1997 42 42 #2,103
1996 38 38 #2,189
1995 44 44 #1,921
1994 37 37 #2,188
1993 18 18 #3,529
1992 33 33 #2,264
1991 36 36 #2,061
1990 34 34 #2,132
1989 22 22 #2,807
1988 29 29 #2,161
1987 29 29 #2,068
1986 27 27 #2,114
1985 28 28 #2,035
1984 29 29 #1,897
1983 25 25 #2,097
1982 44 44 #1,445
1981 41 41 #1,509
1980 37 37 #1,601
1979 40 40 #1,495
1978 34 34 #1,627
1977 41 41 #1,443
1976 36 36 #1,518
1975 36 36 #1,493
1974 33 33 #1,528
1973 31 31 #1,563
1972 31 31 #1,545
1971 33 33 #1,510
1970 27 27 #1,680
1969 25 25 #1,658
1968 26 26 #1,558
1967 16 16 #1,996
1966 18 18 #1,846
1965 21 21 #1,750
1964 17 17 #2,007
1963 16 16 #2,070
1962 25 25 #1,605
1961 30 30 #1,482
1960 26 26 #1,597
1959 23 23 #1,686
1958 22 22 #1,701
1957 18 18 #1,918
1956 21 21 #1,746
1955 16 16 #2,007
1954 20 20 #1,736
1953 25 25 #1,535
1952 22 22 #1,648
1951 19 19 #1,749
1950 22 22 #1,595
1949 18 18 #1,795
1948 23 23 #1,544
1947 20 20 #1,717
1946 11 11 #2,330
1945 15 15 #1,814
1944 23 23 #1,428
1943 14 14 #2,042
1942 10 10 #2,451
1941 16 16 #1,796
1940 9 9 #2,560
1939 11 11 #2,220
1938 14 14 #1,951
1937 14 14 #1,956
1936 17 17 #1,686
1935 10 10 #2,456
1934 10 10 #2,461
1933 6 6 #3,387
1932 20 20 #1,634
1931 14 14 #2,055
1930 13 13 #2,243
1929 22 22 #1,597
1928 26 26 #1,477
1927 18 18 #1,915
1926 18 18 #1,888
1925 22 22 #1,663
1924 23 23 #1,665
1923 22 22 #1,680
1922 18 18 #1,928
1921 15 15 #2,211
1920 10 10 #2,839
1919 19 19 #1,788
1917 6 6 #3,647
1916 6 6 #3,615
1915 10 10 #2,531
1914 9 9 #2,370
1913 15 15 #1,430
1912 8 8 #1,983
1911 6 6 #1,694
1907 7 7 #1,196
1906 5 5 #1,403