Recorded 1980–1991 Girls' name Peak 1989 32 births

Genay — girls' name

32 babies named Genay in U.S. Social Security records since 1980, with the highest year being 1989. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s211990s11
1980s
Peak decade

66% of everyone ever named Genay was born in this single decade.

1989
Single peak year

9 babies were named Genay in 1989 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Genay

The Social Security Administration has registered 32 babies named Genay between 1980 and 1991, spanning 12 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Genay currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1991. The name reached its historical peak in 1989, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Genay performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 21 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Genay shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Genay 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 32 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.

Genay at a glance

Last recorded 1991

Total births

32

Since 1980

12 years of records

Peak year

1989

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1991

Active since

1980

Recorded for 12 years

Last year on file: 1991

Genay popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1991–1980

Last recorded 1991
Peak year (1989)
9
Annual births at peak — across 12 years of records
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Genay by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
21 births that decade — 66% of Genay's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Genay?
32 babies have been named Genay since 1980. It was last recorded in 1991. The peak year was 1989 with 9 births.
When was Genay most popular?
Genay was most popular in the 1980s decade with 21 total births. The single peak year was 1989.
How long has the name Genay been used?
Genay has been recorded in Social Security data since 1980, spanning 12 years of data through 1991.
What names are similar to Genay?
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, 1980–1991 (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.