Recorded 1913–1974 Girls' name Peak 1926 21 births

Generosa — girls' name

21 babies named Generosa in U.S. Social Security records since 1913, with the highest year being 1926. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s51920s61960s51970s5
1920s
Peak decade

29% of everyone ever named Generosa was born in this single decade.

1926
Single peak year

6 babies were named Generosa in 1926 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Generosa

The Social Security Administration has registered 21 babies named Generosa between 1913 and 1974, spanning 62 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Generosa currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1974. The name reached its historical peak in 1926, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Generosa performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 6 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Generosa shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Generosa 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 21 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.

Generosa at a glance

Last recorded 1974

Total births

21

Since 1913

62 years of records

Peak year

1926

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1974

Active since

1913

Recorded for 62 years

Last year on file: 1974

Generosa popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1974–1913

Last recorded 1974
Peak year (1926)
6
Annual births at peak — across 62 years of records
4.555.566.5 1974196819261913 5

Generosa by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
6 births that decade — 29% of Generosa's all-time total
1910s51920s61960s51970s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Generosa?
21 babies have been named Generosa since 1913. It was last recorded in 1974. The peak year was 1926 with 6 births.
When was Generosa most popular?
Generosa was most popular in the 1920s decade with 6 total births. The single peak year was 1926.
How long has the name Generosa been used?
Generosa has been recorded in Social Security data since 1913, spanning 62 years of data through 1974.
What names are similar to Generosa?
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, 1913–1974 (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.