Recorded 1973–2022 Girls' name Peak 1973 50 births

Genaya — girls' name

50 babies named Genaya in U.S. Social Security records since 1973, with the highest year being 1973. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s111990s112000s182020s10
2000s
Peak decade

36% of everyone ever named Genaya was born in this single decade.

1973
Single peak year

11 babies were named Genaya in 1973 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Genaya

The Social Security Administration has registered 50 babies named Genaya between 1973 and 2022, spanning 50 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Genaya currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 1973, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Genaya performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 18 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Genaya shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Genaya 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 50 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.

Genaya at a glance

Last recorded 2022

Total births

50

Since 1973

50 years of records

Peak year

1973

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2022

Active since

1973

Recorded for 50 years

Last year on file: 2022

Genaya popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–1973

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (1973)
11
Annual births at peak — across 50 years of records
4681012 20222021200920052000199919931973 11

Genaya by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
18 births that decade — 36% of Genaya's all-time total
1970s111990s112000s182020s10

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Genaya?
50 babies have been named Genaya since 1973. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 1973 with 11 births.
When was Genaya most popular?
Genaya was most popular in the 2000s decade with 18 total births. The single peak year was 1973.
How long has the name Genaya been used?
Genaya has been recorded in Social Security data since 1973, spanning 50 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Genaya?
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, 1973–2022 (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.