The baby name Geronimo is a Male name , 4 syllables long and is pronounced {'english_ipa': '/ˌdʒɛrəˈniːmoʊ/', 'english_respelling': 'JEH-ruh-NEE-moh', 'spanish_ipa': '/xeˈɾonimo/', 'spanish_respelling': 'heh-ROH-nee-moh'}.
Geronimo is Spanish in Origin.
The baby name Geronimo is a Male name , 4 syllables long and is pronounced {'english_ipa': '/ˌdʒɛrəˈniːmoʊ/', 'english_respelling': 'JEH-ruh-NEE-moh', 'spanish_ipa': '/xeˈɾonimo/', 'spanish_respelling': 'heh-ROH-nee-moh'}.
Geronimo is Spanish in Origin.
Geronimo is the Italian form of Jerome, ultimately from Greek Hieronymos (hieros “sacred” + onoma “name”), giving the meaning “holy name.” Through the renown of Saint Jerome, the 4th-century Bible scholar and translator, the name spread across medieval Europe and endured in parish records throughout Italy and the Iberian world. In North America, Geronimo also evokes the 19th-century Chiricahua Apache leader, lending the name a frontier-hero association and contributing to the mid-20th-century exclamation “Geronimo!” popular among U.S. paratroopers.
Variants and cognates include Jerome (English), Jerónimo (Spanish), Jerônimo/Jerónimo (Portuguese), Girolamo and Geronimo (Italian), Jérôme (French), Jeroen (Dutch), Hieronymus (German/Latin), Hieronim (Polish), Jeroným (Czech), and Jeronim (Croatian/Slovene). Usage today feels vintage yet bold; in Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking regions it reads traditional, while in English it skews distinctive and adventurous, grounded by venerable scholarship and a clear, time-tested meaning.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BW | 0 | #19 | 1 | 960 | |
| PR | 0 | #55 | 1 | 1,497 | |
| AO | 0 | #76 | 2 | 2,729 | |
| PH | 0 | #110 | 1 | 5,607 | |
| OM | 0 | #119 | 3 | 6,215 | |
| EE | Boys | 0 | #124 | 2 | 2,087 |
| PA | 0 | #138 | 1 | 3,797 | |
| BN | Boys | 0 | #139 | 1 | 6,332 |
| JO | 0 | #140 | 1 | 2,158 | |
| PR | Boys | 0 | #173 | 6 | 2,508 |
| UY | 0 | #175 | 8 | 2,477 | |
| CZ | 0 | #186 | 1 | 3,154 | |
| AE | 0 | #187 | 1 | 10,220 | |
| AR | 0 | #191 | 3 | 2,915 | |
| LU | Boys | 0 | #218 | 3 | 4,970 |
| AO | Boys | 0 | #226 | 17 | 5,568 |
| IR | 0 | #231 | 1 | 4,221 | |
| EC | Boys | 0 | #238 | 9 | 3,322 |
| AR | Boys | 0 | #250 | 331 | 7,628 |
| UY | Boys | 0 | #250 | 188 | 5,922 |
| TW | Boys | 0 | #256 | 1 | 7,111 |
| HR | Boys | 0 | #257 | 3 | 3,997 |
| MO | Girls | 0 | #263 | 1 | 7,056 |
| GT | 0 | #290 | 25 | 5,948 | |
| CZ | Boys | 0 | #305 | 1 | 6,530 |
| SA | 0 | #309 | 4 | 10,560 | |
| BO | 0 | #322 | 60 | 6,868 | |
| PE | 0 | #323 | 7 | 6,350 | |
| BO | Boys | 0 | #324 | 363 | 9,244 |
| France | Boys | 1983 | #326 | 3 | 1,563 |
| Canada | Boys | 2017 | #330 | 6 | 2,609 |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #330 | 2 | 9,639 |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #343 | 1 | 15,378 |
| BR | 0 | #356 | 5 | 5,969 | |
| PH | Boys | 0 | #356 | 28 | 11,440 |
| MU | Girls | 0 | #362 | 1 | 8,539 |
| GT | Boys | 0 | #368 | 107 | 7,625 |
| MU | Boys | 0 | #368 | 2 | 8,477 |
| PT | Boys | 0 | #377 | 5 | 7,951 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #388 | 853 | 15,656 |
| PA | Boys | 0 | #395 | 87 | 9,305 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #413 | 962 | 16,355 |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #424 | 1 | 15,987 |
| CL | 0 | #427 | 8 | 6,867 | |
| MX | 0 | #438 | 8 | 8,339 | |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #451 | 621 | 14,506 |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #460 | 28 | 10,188 |
| CO | 0 | #462 | 19 | 7,768 | |
| PT | Girls | 0 | #471 | 1 | 7,952 |
| ZA | 0 | #474 | 1 | 14,421 | |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #506 | 165 | 13,390 |
| PA | Girls | 0 | #517 | 2 | 9,861 |
| UY | Girls | 0 | #534 | 3 | 6,731 |
| GT | Girls | 0 | #541 | 1 | 7,500 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #556 | 2 | 12,905 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #559 | 3 | 19,177 |
| LY | 0 | #559 | 1 | 12,703 | |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #561 | 1 | 10,655 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #564 | 2 | 10,162 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #574 | 2 | 12,054 |
| BH | 0 | #584 | 4 | 17,937 | |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #596 | 2 | 20,968 |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #600 | 154 | 12,213 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #625 | 1 | 10,983 |
| AR | Girls | 0 | #627 | 4 | 8,289 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #632 | 1 | 18,916 |
| BO | Girls | 0 | #646 | 6 | 9,488 |
| LB | 0 | #690 | 1 | 13,263 | |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #697 | 1 | 13,071 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #735 | 5 | 17,960 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #736 | 8 | 18,093 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #757 | 13 | 18,755 |
| Spain | Boys | 0 | #765 | 167 | 5,610 |
| United States | Boys | 2024 | #859 | 34 | 7,044 |
| TN | 0 | #864 | 2 | 13,765 | |
| NL | Boys | 0 | #889 | 63 | 5,873 |
| Germany | Boys | 0 | #900 | 53 | 5,697 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #913 | 3 | 14,098 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #916 | 3 | 17,948 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #924 | 2 | 15,035 |
| BR | Girls | 0 | #991 | 2 | 12,708 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #1,002 | 9 | 14,861 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,007 | 8 | 25,931 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,056 | 23 | 16,140 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #1,072 | 1 | 24,821 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,082 | 11 | 22,615 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,138 | 41 | 25,619 |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,170 | 14 | 17,781 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,178 | 5 | 25,439 |
| MA | 0 | #1,191 | 9 | 20,986 | |
| DZ | 0 | #1,227 | 8 | 20,130 | |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,228 | 244 | 10,046 |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,233 | 4 | 25,928 |
| TR | 0 | #1,254 | 1 | 19,440 | |
| IT | Girls | 0 | #1,429 | 18 | 9,415 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,545 | 70 | 28,008 |
Geronimo is popular in 56 countries — most recent births per country:
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