Girls' name · since 1956
Genea
Genea has 600 recorded births since 1956 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1973 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #10,556 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 600
- born since 1956
- 1970s
- peak decade
Genea sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 600 recorded since 1956.
Genea has 600 recorded births among girls since 1956, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1956 to 2012.
- #10,556 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 600 born since 1956
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Genea ranks #10,556 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 600 born since 1956, peaking in the 1970s.
- #10,556 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 600
- born since 1956
- 1970s
- peak decade
Genea's 600 recorded births place it above 85.39% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
7 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
Genea's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Genea's full recorded timeline at 1983, 37% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 63% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1956, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1973 peak of 112 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Genea popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1956–2012
- Peak year (1973)
- 112
- Annual births at peak, across 57 years of records
Genea by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (248 births, 41% of the file).
1970s was Genea's strongest decade.
248 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Genea births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 11
1950s
11 births
- 1960s 72
1960s
72 births
- 1970s
1970s
248 births
- 1980s
1980s
118 births
- 1990s
1990s
104 births
- 2000s 42
2000s
42 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 248 births (41% of all-time use).
How Genea 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 Genea's total volume
Genea by state
Where Genea concentrates geographically, total births since 1956
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 48 | 8.0% |
| #2 | New York | | 15 | 2.5% |
| #3 | New Jersey | | 7 | 1.2% |
| #4 | Pennsylvania | | 6 | 1.0% |
| #5 | Florida | | 5 | 0.8% |
| #6 | Texas | | 5 | 0.8% |
| #7 | Virginia | | 5 | 0.8% |
48 of 600 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.
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What to do with Genea's data
- Genea's decade-level peak was the 1970s (248 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Geneas (48 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Genea: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1973)
Similar record span (~56 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, 1956–2012 (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 Genea 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.