Girls' name · since 1921
Geneal
101 babies named Geneal in U.S. Social Security records since 1921, with the highest year being 1935. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #26,991 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 101
- born since 1921
- 1920s
- peak decade
Geneal sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 101 recorded since 1921.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Geneal has been recorded 101 times among girls since 1921, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1921 to 1959.
- #26,991 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 101 born since 1921
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Geneal ranks #26,991 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 101 born since 1921, peaking in the 1920s.
- #26,991 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 101
- born since 1921
- 1920s
- peak decade
Geneal's 101 recorded births place it above 62.58% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Geneal's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Geneal's full recorded timeline at 1932, 51% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 49% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1926, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1935 peak of 8 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Geneal popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1921–1959
- Peak year (1935)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 39 years of records
Geneal by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (49 births, 49% of the file).
1920s was Geneal's strongest decade.
49 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 49% of all-time use.
Geneal births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s
1920s
49 births
- 1930s
1930s
24 births
- 1940s 10
1940s
10 births
- 1950s 18
1950s
18 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 49 births (49% of all-time use).
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- Geneal's usage has stayed within range of its 1920s decade-level peak (49 total births) through the 1950s (18) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Geneal: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1935)
Similar record span (~38 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, 1921–1959 (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 Geneal 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.