Girls' name · since 1917
Genelda
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.
- #28,158 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 91
- born since 1917
- 1920s
- peak decade
Genelda is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 91 have been recorded since 1917.
Social Security Administration records show Genelda recorded 91 times among girls since 1917, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1917 to 1949.
- #28,158 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 91 born since 1917
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Genelda ranks #28,158 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 91 born since 1917, peaking in the 1920s.
- #28,158 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 91
- born since 1917
- 1920s
- peak decade
Genelda's 91 recorded births place it above 60.95% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Genelda's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Genelda's SSA record in two at 1930 and the more recent half accounts for 56% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 44%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1917, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1940 peak of 9, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Genelda popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1917–1949
- Peak year (1940)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 33 years of records
Genelda by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (35 births, 38% of the file).
1920s was Genelda's strongest decade.
35 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Genelda births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 5
1910s
5 births
- 1920s
1920s
35 births
- 1930s
1930s
24 births
- 1940s
1940s
27 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 35 births (38% of all-time use).
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- Genelda's usage has stayed within range of its 1920s decade-level peak (35 total births) through the 1940s (27) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Genelda: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1940)
Similar record span (~32 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, 1917–1949 (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 Genelda 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.