Recorded 1919–1976 Girls' name Peak 1974 55 births

Geannie — girls' name

55 babies named Geannie in U.S. Social Security records since 1919, with the highest year being 1974. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s61940s101950s161960s51970s18
1970s
Peak decade

33% of everyone ever named Geannie was born in this single decade.

1974
Single peak year

7 babies were named Geannie in 1974 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Geannie

The Social Security Administration has registered 55 babies named Geannie between 1919 and 1976, spanning 58 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Geannie currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1976. The name reached its historical peak in 1974, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Geannie performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 18 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Geannie shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Geannie in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Geannie 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 55 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.

Geannie at a glance

Last recorded 1976

Total births

55

Since 1919

58 years of records

Peak year

1974

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1976

Active since

1919

Recorded for 58 years

Last year on file: 1976

Geannie popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1976–1919

Last recorded 1976
Peak year (1974)
7
Annual births at peak — across 58 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 1976197419731969195719511950194819431919 6

Geannie by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
18 births that decade — 33% of Geannie's all-time total
1910s61940s101950s161960s51970s18

Geannie by state

Where Geannie concentrates geographically — total births since 1919

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Geannie
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 9.1%
California share of Geannie's total US births 9.1%

5 of 55 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Geannie?
55 babies have been named Geannie since 1919. It was last recorded in 1976. The peak year was 1974 with 7 births.
When was Geannie most popular?
Geannie was most popular in the 1970s decade with 18 total births. The single peak year was 1974.
Where is Geannie most popular?
The top states for the name Geannie are California (5 births).
How long has the name Geannie been used?
Geannie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1919, spanning 58 years of data through 1976.
What names are similar to Geannie?
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, 1919–1976 (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.