Girls' name · since 1939
Genean
Genean has 102 recorded births since 1939 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1971 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #26,882 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 102
- born since 1939
- 1970s
- peak decade
102 girls have been named Genean since 1939, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Genean has been recorded 102 times among girls since 1939, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1939 to 1982.
- #26,882 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 102 born since 1939
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Genean ranks #26,882 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 102 born since 1939, peaking in the 1970s.
- #26,882 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 102
- born since 1939
- 1970s
- peak decade
Genean's 102 recorded births place it above 62.73% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Genean's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Genean's SSA record in two at 1972 and the more recent half accounts for 51% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 49%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1939, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1971 peak of 10, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Genean popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1939–1982
- Peak year (1971)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 44 years of records
Genean by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (57 births, 56% of the file).
1970s was Genean's strongest decade.
57 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 56% of all-time use.
Genean births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s 5
1930s
5 births
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
- 1950s 7
1950s
7 births
- 1960s 14
1960s
14 births
- 1970s
1970s
57 births
- 1980s 14
1980s
14 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 57 births (56% of all-time use).
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What to do with Genean's data
- Genean's decade-level peak was the 1970s (57 total births); usage has since declined to 14 in the 1980s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Genean: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1971)
Similar record span (~43 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, 1939–1982 (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 Genean 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.