Girls' name · since 1968
Genel
Since 1968, U.S. Social Security records show 24 babies named Genel, peaking in 1976. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #43,578 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 24
- born since 1968
- 1970s
- peak decade
24 girls have been named Genel since 1968, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Genel recorded 24 times among girls since 1968, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1968 to 1976.
- #43,578 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 24 born since 1968
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Genel ranks #43,578 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 24 born since 1968, peaking in the 1970s.
- #43,578 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 24
- born since 1968
- 1970s
- peak decade
Genel's 24 recorded births place it above 39.32% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Genel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Genel splits its recorded history at 1973: 50% of all births land in the more recent half, 50% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1973 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1976 peak of 7 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Genel popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1968–1976
- Peak year (1976)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 9 years of records
Genel by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (18 births, 75% of the file).
1970s was Genel's strongest decade.
18 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 75% of all-time use.
Genel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 6
1960s
6 births
- 1970s
1970s
18 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 18 births (75% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for Genel: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1976)
Similar record span (~8 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, 1968–1976 (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 Genel 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.