Total births
32
Girls' name · since 1920
Generose
32 babies named Generose in U.S. Social Security records since 1920, with the highest year being 1920. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 32
- total births
- 1920–1929
- years on record
- 1920s
- peak decade
- 100%
- born in that decade
32 girls have been named Generose since 1920, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Generose has 32 recorded births among girls since 1920, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1920 to 1929.
- 32 total births
- 1920–1929 years on record
- 1920s peak decade
- 100% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
32 girls have been named Generose since 1920, peaking in the 1920s, last recorded in 1929.
- 32
- total births
- 1920–1929
- years on record
- 1920s
- peak decade
- 100%
- born in that decade
1920s
Peak decade
100% of everyone ever named Generose was born in this single decade.
1920
Single peak year
9 babies were named Generose in 1920 - its busiest year on record.
Generose's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Generose's SSA record in two at 1926 and the more recent half accounts for 44% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 56%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1926, with only 7 births recorded -- set against the 1920 peak of 9, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Generose at a glance
Last recorded 1929Peak year
1920
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1920
Generose popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1920–1929
- Peak year (1920)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 10 years of records
Generose by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1920s was Generose's strongest decade.
32 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Generose births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s
1920s
32 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 32 births (100% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Generose? ▼
32 babies have been named Generose since 1920. It was last recorded in 1929. The peak year was 1920 with 9 births.
When was Generose most popular? ▼
Generose was most popular in the 1920s decade with 32 total births. The single peak year was 1920.
How long has the name Generose been used? ▼
Generose has been recorded in Social Security data since 1920, spanning 10 years of data through 1929.
What names are similar to Generose? ▼
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.
Keep exploring Generose
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1920–1929 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Generose: Baby Name Since 1920 - 32 Births, Peak 1920." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/generose. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Generose 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 July 2026.