Recorded 1917–1977 Girls' name Peak 1975 29 births

Genara — girls' name

29 babies named Genara in U.S. Social Security records since 1917, with the highest year being 1975. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s81920s51970s16
1970s
Peak decade

55% of everyone ever named Genara was born in this single decade.

1975
Single peak year

11 babies were named Genara in 1975 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Genara

The Social Security Administration has registered 29 babies named Genara between 1917 and 1977, spanning 61 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Genara currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1977. The name reached its historical peak in 1975, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Genara performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 16 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Genara shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Genara 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 29 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.

Genara at a glance

Last recorded 1977

Total births

29

Since 1917

61 years of records

Peak year

1975

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1977

Active since

1917

Recorded for 61 years

Last year on file: 1977

Genara popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1977–1917

Last recorded 1977
Peak year (1975)
11
Annual births at peak — across 61 years of records
4681012 1977197519291917 8

Genara by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
16 births that decade — 55% of Genara's all-time total
1910s81920s51970s16

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Genara?
29 babies have been named Genara since 1917. It was last recorded in 1977. The peak year was 1975 with 11 births.
When was Genara most popular?
Genara was most popular in the 1970s decade with 16 total births. The single peak year was 1975.
How long has the name Genara been used?
Genara has been recorded in Social Security data since 1917, spanning 61 years of data through 1977.
What names are similar to Genara?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Genevieve, Genesis, Geneva, Gena, 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, 1917–1977 (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.