Recorded 1972–1972 Girls' name Peak 1972 5 births

Gecenia — girls' name

5 babies named Gecenia in U.S. Social Security records since 1972, with the highest year being 1972. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s5
1970s
Peak decade

100% of everyone ever named Gecenia was born in this single decade.

1972
Single peak year

5 babies were named Gecenia in 1972 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Gecenia

The Social Security Administration has registered 5 babies named Gecenia between 1972 and 1972, spanning 1 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Gecenia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1972. The name reached its historical peak in 1972, when 5 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Gecenia performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 5 births during that ten-year window. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Gecenia in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Gecenia 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 5 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.

Gecenia at a glance

Last recorded 1972

Total births

5

Since 1972

1 years of records

Peak year

1972

5 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1972

Active since

1972

Recorded for 1 years

Last year on file: 1972

Gecenia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1972–1972

Last recorded 1972
Peak year (1972)
5
Annual births at peak — across 1 years of records
5 1972 5

Gecenia by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
5 births that decade — 100% of Gecenia's all-time total
1970s5

Gecenia by state

Where Gecenia concentrates geographically — total births since 1972

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Gecenia
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
5 100.0%
New York share of Gecenia's total US births 100.0%

5 of 5 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Gecenia?
5 babies have been named Gecenia since 1972. It was last recorded in 1972. The peak year was 1972 with 5 births.
When was Gecenia most popular?
Gecenia was most popular in the 1970s decade with 5 total births. The single peak year was 1972.
Where is Gecenia most popular?
The top states for the name Gecenia are New York (5 births).
How long has the name Gecenia been used?
Gecenia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1972, spanning 1 years of data through 1972.

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, 1972–1972 (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.