Recorded 1934–1994 Girls' name Peak 1987 281 births

Genee — girls' name

281 babies named Genee in U.S. Social Security records since 1934, with the highest year being 1987. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1930s51950s111960s571970s911980s881990s29
1970s
Peak decade

32% of everyone ever named Genee was born in this single decade.

1987
Single peak year

18 babies were named Genee in 1987 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Genee

The Social Security Administration has registered 281 babies named Genee between 1934 and 1994, spanning 61 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Genee currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1994. The name reached its historical peak in 1987, when 18 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Genee performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 91 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Genee shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Genee in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Genee 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 281 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.

Genee at a glance

Last recorded 1994

Total births

281

Since 1934

61 years of records

Peak year

1987

18 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1994

Active since

1934

Recorded for 61 years

Last year on file: 1994

Genee popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–1934

Last recorded 1994
Peak year (1987)
18
Annual births at peak — across 61 years of records
05101520 19941988198319771972196619601934 5

Genee by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
91 births that decade — 32% of Genee's all-time total
1930s51950s111960s571970s911980s881990s29

Genee by state

Where Genee concentrates geographically — total births since 1934

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Genee
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 1.8%
California share of Genee's total US births 1.8%

5 of 281 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Genee?
281 babies have been named Genee since 1934. It was last recorded in 1994. The peak year was 1987 with 18 births.
When was Genee most popular?
Genee was most popular in the 1970s decade with 91 total births. The single peak year was 1987.
Where is Genee most popular?
The top states for the name Genee are California (5 births).
How long has the name Genee been used?
Genee has been recorded in Social Security data since 1934, spanning 61 years of data through 1994.
What names are similar to Genee?
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, 1934–1994 (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.