Genel — girls' name
24 babies named Genel in U.S. Social Security records since 1968, with the highest year being 1976. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
75% of everyone ever named Genel was born in this single decade.
7 babies were named Genel in 1976 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Genel
The Social Security Administration has registered 24 babies named Genel between 1968 and 1976, spanning 9 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Genel currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1976. The name reached its historical peak in 1976, when 7 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Genel performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 18 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Genel shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.
No etymological entry is currently available for Genel 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 24 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.
Genel at a glance
Last recorded 1976Peak year
Current rank
Active since
Genel popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1976–1968
- Peak year (1976)
- 7
- Annual births at peak — across 9 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000 — last recorded 1976.
24 total births across 9 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1976 with 7 births in a single year.
Genel by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1970s
- 18 births that decade — 75% of Genel's all-time total
Genel decade highlights
- Peak decade 18 births
- Runner-up 6 births
- Decades tracked with recorded births
1970s was Genel's strongest decade
18 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 75% of all-time use.
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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, 1968–1976 (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.