Girls' name · since 1968
Geeta
Geeta has 190 recorded births since 1968 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1976 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #20,337 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 190
- born since 1968
- 1970s
- peak decade
Geeta sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 190 recorded since 1968.
Social Security Administration records show Geeta recorded 190 times among girls since 1968, 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 1968 to 2015.
- #20,337 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 190 born since 1968
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Geeta ranks #20,337 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 190 born since 1968, peaking in the 1970s.
- #20,337 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 190
- born since 1968
- 1970s
- peak decade
Geeta's 190 recorded births place it above 71.83% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Geeta's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Geeta splits its recorded history at 1982: 43% of all births land in the more recent half, 57% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1968 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1976 peak of 13 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Geeta popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1968–2015
- Peak year (1976)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 48 years of records
Geeta by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (80 births, 42% of the file).
1970s was Geeta's strongest decade.
80 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Geeta births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 11
1960s
11 births
- 1970s
1970s
80 births
- 1980s
1980s
67 births
- 1990s 10
1990s
10 births
- 2000s 17
2000s
17 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 80 births (42% of all-time use).
Geeta by state
Where Geeta concentrates geographically, total births since 1968
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 6 | 3.2% |
6 of 190 births nationwide.
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What to do with Geeta's data
- Geeta's decade-level peak was the 1970s (80 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Geetas (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Geeta: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1976)
Similar record span (~47 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 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, 1968–2015 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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 Geeta 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 August 2026.