Geronimo
A boys’ name of Spanish origin, meaning sacred name; from Italian Geronimo.
Babies a year
39
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list
Geronimo by the numbers
Geronimo was given to 39 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 55 babies in 2009, making it a 2000s name.
Sounds like Geronimo
Names that are said the same way as Geronimo, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Jeronimosacred name; Spanish form of Jerome56 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean holiness
Like Geronimo, each of these has holiness in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Christianfollower of christ; anointed one7,058 in the US (2017)
- SantiagoSaint James4,193 in the US (2017)
- Sydneywide meadow or saint Denis2,047 in the US (2017)
- Messiahanointed one; the savior2,009 in the US (2017)
- ThiagoSaint James1,765 in the US (2017)
- Malcolmdevotee of Saint Columba804 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Geronimo
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