Girls' name · since 1919
Genera
Since 1919, U.S. Social Security records show 60 babies named Genera, peaking in 1922. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #32,834 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 60
- born since 1919
- 1920s
- peak decade
Genera sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 60 recorded since 1919.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Genera has been recorded 60 times among girls since 1919, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1919 to 1982.
- #32,834 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 60 born since 1919
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Genera ranks #32,834 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 60 born since 1919, peaking in the 1920s.
- #32,834 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 60
- born since 1919
- 1920s
- peak decade
Genera's 60 recorded births place it above 54.42% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Genera's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Genera splits its recorded history at 1968: 43% of all births land in the more recent half, 57% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1919 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1922 peak of 11 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Genera popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1919–1982
- Peak year (1922)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 64 years of records
Genera by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (29 births, 48% of the file).
1920s was Genera's strongest decade.
29 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.
Genera births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 5
1910s
5 births
- 1920s
1920s
29 births
- 1960s 10
1960s
10 births
- 1970s 11
1970s
11 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 29 births (48% of all-time use).
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- Genera's decade-level peak was the 1920s (29 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1980s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Genera: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1922)
Similar record span (~63 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, 1919–1982 (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 Genera 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.