Girls' name · since 1917
Genara
Since 1917, U.S. Social Security records show 29 babies named Genara, peaking in 1975. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #41,284 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 29
- born since 1917
- 1970s
- peak decade
29 girls have been named Genara since 1917, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Genara recorded 29 times among girls since 1917, 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 1917 to 1977.
- #41,284 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 29 born since 1917
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Genara ranks #41,284 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 29 born since 1917, peaking in the 1970s.
- #41,284 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 29
- born since 1917
- 1970s
- peak decade
Genara's 29 recorded births place it above 42.52% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Genara's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Genara's full recorded timeline at 1975, 55% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 45% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1929, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1975 peak of 11 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Genara popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1917–1977
- Peak year (1975)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 61 years of records
Genara by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (16 births, 55% of the file).
1970s was Genara's strongest decade.
16 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 55% of all-time use.
Genara births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
8 births
- 1920s 5
1920s
5 births
- 1970s
1970s
16 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 16 births (55% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for Genara: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1975)
Similar record span (~60 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, 1917–1977 (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 Genara 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.