Girls' name · since 1919
Geannie
Since 1919, U.S. Social Security records show 55 babies named Geannie, peaking in 1974. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- 55
- total births
- 1919–1976
- years on record
- 1970s
- peak decade
- 33%
- born in that decade
55 girls have been named Geannie since 1919, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Geannie recorded 55 times among girls since 1919, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1919 to 1976.
- 55 total births
- 1919–1976 years on record
- 1970s peak decade
- 33% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
55 girls have been named Geannie since 1919, peaking in the 1970s, last recorded in 1976.
- 55
- total births
- 1919–1976
- years on record
- 1970s
- peak decade
- 33%
- born in that decade
33% of everyone ever named Geannie was born in this single decade.
7 babies were named Geannie in 1974 - its busiest year on record.
Geannie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Geannie splits its recorded history at 1957: 53% of all births land in the more recent half, 47% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1943 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1974 peak of 7 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Geannie at a glance
Last recorded 1976Peak year
Current rank
Active since
Geannie popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1919–1976
- Peak year (1974)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 58 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000, last recorded 1976.
55 total births across 58 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1974 with 7 births in a single year.
Geannie by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1970s was Geannie's strongest decade.
18 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Geannie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 6
1910s
6 births
- 1940s
1940s
10 births
- 1950s
1950s
16 births
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1970s
1970s
18 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 18 births (33% of all-time use).
Geannie decade highlights
- Peak decade 18 births
- Runner-up 16 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
Geannie by state
Where Geannie concentrates geographically, total births since 1919
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 9.1% |
5 of 55 births nationwide.
Top 5 states
- California 9.1% of nationwide
Recorded in 1 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
California accounts for 9.1% of all recorded births nationwide - a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
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What to do with Geannie's data
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Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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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, 1919–1976 (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. "Geannie: Baby Name Since 1919 - 55 Births, Peak 1974." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/geannie. 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 Geannie 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.
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