Total births
174
Girls' name · since 1919
Geanie
Geanie has 174 recorded births since 1919 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1946 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 174
- total births
- 1919–1990
- years on record
- 1940s
- peak decade
- 32%
- born in that decade
Geanie sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 174 recorded since 1919.
Geanie has 174 recorded births among girls since 1919, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1940s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1919 to 1990.
- 174 total births
- 1919–1990 years on record
- 1940s peak decade
- 32% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
174 girls have been named Geanie since 1919, peaking in the 1940s, last recorded in 1990.
- 174
- total births
- 1919–1990
- years on record
- 1940s
- peak decade
- 32%
- born in that decade
1940s
Peak decade
32% of everyone ever named Geanie was born in this single decade.
1946
Single peak year
9 babies were named Geanie in 1946 - its busiest year on record.
Geanie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Geanie's SSA record in two at 1954 and the more recent half accounts for 48% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 52%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1919, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1946 peak of 9, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Geanie at a glance
Last recorded 1990Peak year
1946
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1919
Geanie popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1919–1990
- Peak year (1946)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 72 years of records
Geanie by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1940s was Geanie's strongest decade.
56 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Geanie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 5
1910s
5 births
- 1920s 12
1920s
12 births
- 1940s
1940s
56 births
- 1950s
1950s
54 births
- 1960s 22
1960s
22 births
- 1970s 10
1970s
10 births
- 1980s 10
1980s
10 births
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1940s at 56 births (32% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Geanie? ▼
Geanie has been given to 174 babies in the U.S. since 1919, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 1990. 9 babies were born in 1946, its single highest year.
When was Geanie most popular? ▼
Geanie was most popular in the 1940s decade with 56 total births. The single peak year was 1946.
How long has the name Geanie been used? ▼
Records for Geanie go back to 1919, giving 72 years of history through 1990.
What names are similar to Geanie? ▼
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.
What to do with Geanie's data
- Geanie's decade-level peak was the 1940s (56 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Geanie
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Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Geanie
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Geanna Girl
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Gearldean Girl
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Geana Girl
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Data Sources
Data as of July 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1919–1990 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Geanie: Baby Name Since 1919 - 174 Births, Peak 1946." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/geanie. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Geanie draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of July 2026.