Recorded 1968–1976 Girls' name Peak 1976 24 births

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.

1960s61970s18
1970s
Peak decade

75% of everyone ever named Genel was born in this single decade.

1976
Single peak year

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 1976

Total births

24

Since 1968

9 years of records

Peak year

1976

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1976

Active since

1968

Recorded for 9 years

Last year on file: 1976

Genel popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1976–1968

Last recorded 1976
Peak year (1976)
7
Annual births at peak — across 9 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 1976197319721968 6

Genel by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
18 births that decade — 75% of Genel's all-time total
1960s61970s18

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Genel?
24 babies have been named Genel since 1968. It was last recorded in 1976. The peak year was 1976 with 7 births.
When was Genel most popular?
Genel was most popular in the 1970s decade with 18 total births. The single peak year was 1976.
How long has the name Genel been used?
Genel has been recorded in Social Security data since 1968, spanning 9 years of data through 1976.
What names are similar to Genel?
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, 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.