Meaning of the nameGerônimo

Male
Greek origin
Ge-rô-ni-mo

Gerônimo is a male name of Greek origin, a Brazilian form of Jerome, from Greek Hieronymos, 'sacred name'.

Meaning

“sacred name (from Greek Hieronymos)”

Source: Behind the Name: Jerome · Wiktionary: Geronimo (Italian)

People (2022): 11,032
Rank in Brazil: #1,593
Median age: 54 years
2010 Census: 16,295; people

Gerônimo in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Gerônimo, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1960s (2,187 people).

42 women 10,990 men

Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.

Where the name Gerônimo is most common

States with the highest share of people named Gerônimo in the population, in the 2022 Census.

Goiás 0.011%
Paraíba 0.009%
Bahia 0.009%
Mato Grosso do Sul 0.009%
Alagoas 0.008%

All states

State	People	% of population
São Paulo	1,491	0.003%
Bahia	1,236	0.009%
Minas Gerais	1,105	0.005%
Rio de Janeiro	892	0.006%
Goiás	766	0.011%
Pernambuco	675	0.008%
Paraná	595	0.005%
Rio Grande do Sul	592	0.005%
Ceará	396	0.005%
Paraíba	353	0.009%
Santa Catarina	339	0.005%
Pará	333	0.004%
Mato Grosso	285	0.008%
Alagoas	260	0.008%
Maranhão	240	0.004%
Mato Grosso do Sul	233	0.009%
Piauí	209	0.006%
Rio Grande do Norte	181	0.006%
Espírito Santo	164	0.004%
Amazonas	148	0.004%
Sergipe	136	0.006%
Tocantins	116	0.008%
Distrito Federal	110	0.004%
Rondônia	72	0.005%
Roraima	37	0.006%
Acre	35	0.004%
Amapá	33	0.005%

States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.

About the name Gerônimo

Behind the Name gives Gerônimo and Jerônimo as Brazilian forms of Jerome, from Greek Hieronymos, 'sacred name', formed from hieros, 'sacred', and a second element meaning 'name'. Wiktionary, in the Italian entry Geronimo, also traces it to Greek Hierṓnumos, which it glosses as 'holy name'. The name is almost always male, and the number of records falls with each generation since people born in the 1960s. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 11,032 people named Gerônimo, with a median age of 54; proportionally, it is most common in Goiás.

Sources

Behind the Name: Jerome · behindthename.com · meaning
Wiktionary: Geronimo (Italian) · en.wiktionary.org · meaning

Questions about the name Gerônimo

What does the name Gerônimo mean?

Gerônimo means “sacred name (from Greek Hieronymos)”, according to Behind the Name and Wiktionary.

How many people are named Gerônimo in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 11,032 people with the first name Gerônimo, which ranks it number 1,593 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.

Is Gerônimo a boy's or a girl's name?

Gerônimo is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 42 women and 10,990 men had this name.

What is the origin of the name Gerônimo?

Gerônimo is a name of Greek origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Gerônimo most common?

Proportionally, in Goiás: 0.011% of the state's population is named Gerônimo (766 people), according to the 2022 Census.

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