Recorded 1930–1976 Girls' name Peak 1957 116 births

Geanette — girls' name

116 babies named Geanette in U.S. Social Security records since 1930, with the highest year being 1957. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1930s161940s101950s471960s281970s15
1950s
Peak decade

41% of everyone ever named Geanette was born in this single decade.

1957
Single peak year

12 babies were named Geanette in 1957 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Geanette

The Social Security Administration has registered 116 babies named Geanette between 1930 and 1976, spanning 47 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Geanette currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1976. The name reached its historical peak in 1957, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Geanette performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 47 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Geanette shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Geanette in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 116 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Geanette at a glance

Last recorded 1976

Total births

116

Since 1930

47 years of records

Peak year

1957

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1976

Active since

1930

Recorded for 47 years

Last year on file: 1976

Geanette popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1976–1930

Last recorded 1976
Peak year (1957)
12
Annual births at peak — across 47 years of records
468101214 1976196419591956195119391930 5

Geanette by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
47 births that decade — 41% of Geanette's all-time total
1930s161940s101950s471960s281970s15

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Geanette?
116 babies have been named Geanette since 1930. It was last recorded in 1976. The peak year was 1957 with 12 births.
When was Geanette most popular?
Geanette was most popular in the 1950s decade with 47 total births. The single peak year was 1957.
How long has the name Geanette been used?
Geanette has been recorded in Social Security data since 1930, spanning 47 years of data through 1976.
What names are similar to Geanette?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Gearldine, Gean, Geanna, Gearldean, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1930–1976 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.