Recorded 1929–1986 Girls' name Peak 1960 512 births

Genene — girls' name

512 babies named Genene in U.S. Social Security records since 1929, with the highest year being 1960. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s71930s571940s571950s751960s1581970s1241980s34
1960s
Peak decade

31% of everyone ever named Genene was born in this single decade.

1960
Single peak year

25 babies were named Genene in 1960 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Genene

The Social Security Administration has registered 512 babies named Genene between 1929 and 1986, spanning 58 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Genene currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1986. The name reached its historical peak in 1960, when 25 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Genene performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 158 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Genene shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Genene in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Genene 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 512 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.

Genene at a glance

Last recorded 1986

Total births

512

Since 1929

58 years of records

Peak year

1960

25 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1986

Active since

1929

Recorded for 58 years

Last year on file: 1986

Genene popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1986–1929

Last recorded 1986
Peak year (1960)
25
Annual births at peak — across 58 years of records
051015202530 19861977197019631954194719381929 7

Genene by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
158 births that decade — 31% of Genene's all-time total
1920s71930s571940s571950s751960s1581970s1241980s34

Genene by state

Where Genene concentrates geographically — total births since 1929

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Genene
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
5 1.0%
New York share of Genene's total US births 1.0%

5 of 512 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Genene?
512 babies have been named Genene since 1929. It was last recorded in 1986. The peak year was 1960 with 25 births.
When was Genene most popular?
Genene was most popular in the 1960s decade with 158 total births. The single peak year was 1960.
Where is Genene most popular?
The top states for the name Genene are New York (5 births).
How long has the name Genene been used?
Genene has been recorded in Social Security data since 1929, spanning 58 years of data through 1986.
What names are similar to Genene?
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, 1929–1986 (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.