Girls' name · since 1880
Gena
12,824 babies named Gena in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 1968. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #1,433 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 12,824
- born since 1880
- 1960s
- peak decade
Gena is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 12,824 have been recorded since 1880.
Social Security Administration records show Gena recorded 12,824 times among girls since 1880, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1960s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2024.
- #1,433 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 12,824 born since 1880
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gena ranks #1,433 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 12,824 born since 1880, peaking in the 1960s.
- #1,433 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 12,824
- born since 1880
- 1960s
- peak decade
Gena's 12,824 recorded births place it above 98.01% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
41 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
Gena's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Gena's SSA record in two at 1952 and the more recent half accounts for 88% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 12%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1883, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1968 peak of 502, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Gena popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2024
- Peak year (1968)
- 502
- Annual births at peak, across 145 years of records
Gena by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (3,967 births, 31% of the file).
1960s was Gena's strongest decade.
3,967 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Gena births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 102
1880s
102 births
- 1890s 143
1890s
143 births
- 1900s 117
1900s
117 births
- 1910s 219
1910s
219 births
- 1920s 289
1920s
289 births
- 1930s 210
1930s
210 births
- 1940s 349
1940s
349 births
- 1950s 1,233
1950s
1,233 births
- 1960s
1960s
3,967 births
- 1970s
1970s
3,214 births
- 1980s
1980s
1,711 births
- 1990s 765
1990s
765 births
- 2000s 368
2000s
368 births
- 2010s 117
2010s
117 births
- 2020s 20
2020s
20 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 3,967 births (31% of all-time use).
How Gena compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Gena's total volume
Gena by state
Where Gena concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 1,217 | 9.5% |
| #2 | Texas | | 1,094 | 8.5% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 517 | 4.0% |
| #4 | New York | | 493 | 3.8% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 353 | 2.8% |
| #6 | Georgia | | 343 | 2.7% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 328 | 2.6% |
| #8 | Florida | | 324 | 2.5% |
1,217 of 12,824 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 41 reporting states.
Gena appears in 41 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Gena's data
- Gena's decade-level peak was the 1960s (3,967 total births); usage has since declined to 20 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Genas (1,217 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Gena: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1968)
Similar record span (~144 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, 1880–2024 (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 Gena 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.