Recorded 1928–1962 Girls' name Peak 1948 21 births

Geanne — girls' name

21 babies named Geanne in U.S. Social Security records since 1928, with the highest year being 1948. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s51940s111960s5
1940s
Peak decade

52% of everyone ever named Geanne was born in this single decade.

1948
Single peak year

6 babies were named Geanne in 1948 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Geanne

The Social Security Administration has registered 21 babies named Geanne between 1928 and 1962, spanning 35 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Geanne currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1962. The name reached its historical peak in 1948, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Geanne performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 11 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Geanne shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Geanne 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 21 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.

Geanne at a glance

Last recorded 1962

Total births

21

Since 1928

35 years of records

Peak year

1948

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1940s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1962

Active since

1928

Recorded for 35 years

Last year on file: 1962

Geanne popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1962–1928

Last recorded 1962
Peak year (1948)
6
Annual births at peak — across 35 years of records
4.555.566.5 1962194819471928 5

Geanne by decade

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

Peak: 1940s
Peak decade
1940s
11 births that decade — 52% of Geanne's all-time total
1920s51940s111960s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Geanne?
21 babies have been named Geanne since 1928. It was last recorded in 1962. The peak year was 1948 with 6 births.
When was Geanne most popular?
Geanne was most popular in the 1940s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 1948.
How long has the name Geanne been used?
Geanne has been recorded in Social Security data since 1928, spanning 35 years of data through 1962.
What names are similar to Geanne?
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, 1928–1962 (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.