Recorded 1960–1990 Girls' name Peak 1964 146 births

Geanine — girls' name

146 babies named Geanine in U.S. Social Security records since 1960, with the highest year being 1964. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s711970s591980s111990s5
1960s
Peak decade

49% of everyone ever named Geanine was born in this single decade.

1964
Single peak year

13 babies were named Geanine in 1964 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Geanine

The Social Security Administration has registered 146 babies named Geanine between 1960 and 1990, spanning 31 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Geanine currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1990. The name reached its historical peak in 1964, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Geanine performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 71 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Geanine shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 19 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Geanine in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Geanine 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 146 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.

Geanine at a glance

Last recorded 1990

Total births

146

Since 1960

31 years of records

Peak year

1964

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1990

Active since

1960

Recorded for 31 years

Last year on file: 1990

Geanine popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1990–1960

Last recorded 1990
Peak year (1964)
13
Annual births at peak — across 31 years of records
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Geanine by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
71 births that decade — 49% of Geanine's all-time total
1960s711970s591980s111990s5

Geanine by state

Where Geanine concentrates geographically — total births since 1960

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Geanine
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
19 13.0%
New York share of Geanine's total US births 13.0%

19 of 146 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Geanine?
146 babies have been named Geanine since 1960. It was last recorded in 1990. The peak year was 1964 with 13 births.
When was Geanine most popular?
Geanine was most popular in the 1960s decade with 71 total births. The single peak year was 1964.
Where is Geanine most popular?
The top states for the name Geanine are New York (19 births).
How long has the name Geanine been used?
Geanine has been recorded in Social Security data since 1960, spanning 31 years of data through 1990.
What names are similar to Geanine?
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, 1960–1990 (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.