Recorded 1917–1949 Girls' name Peak 1940 91 births

Genelda — girls' name

91 babies named Genelda in U.S. Social Security records since 1917, with the highest year being 1940. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s51920s351930s241940s27
1920s
Peak decade

38% of everyone ever named Genelda was born in this single decade.

1940
Single peak year

9 babies were named Genelda in 1940 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Genelda

The Social Security Administration has registered 91 babies named Genelda between 1917 and 1949, spanning 33 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Genelda currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1949. The name reached its historical peak in 1940, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Genelda performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 35 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Genelda shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Genelda 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 91 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.

Genelda at a glance

Last recorded 1949

Total births

91

Since 1917

33 years of records

Peak year

1940

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1949

Active since

1917

Recorded for 33 years

Last year on file: 1949

Genelda popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1949–1917

Last recorded 1949
Peak year (1940)
9
Annual births at peak — across 33 years of records
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Genelda by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
35 births that decade — 38% of Genelda's all-time total
1910s51920s351930s241940s27

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Genelda?
91 babies have been named Genelda since 1917. It was last recorded in 1949. The peak year was 1940 with 9 births.
When was Genelda most popular?
Genelda was most popular in the 1920s decade with 35 total births. The single peak year was 1940.
How long has the name Genelda been used?
Genelda has been recorded in Social Security data since 1917, spanning 33 years of data through 1949.
What names are similar to Genelda?
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, 1917–1949 (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.