Recorded 1986–1991 Girls' name Peak 1987 41 births

Generra — girls' name

41 babies named Generra in U.S. Social Security records since 1986, with the highest year being 1987. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s301990s11
1980s
Peak decade

73% of everyone ever named Generra was born in this single decade.

1987
Single peak year

10 babies were named Generra in 1987 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Generra

The Social Security Administration has registered 41 babies named Generra between 1986 and 1991, spanning 6 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Generra currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1991. The name reached its historical peak in 1987, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Generra performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 30 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Generra shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Generra 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 41 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.

Generra at a glance

Last recorded 1991

Total births

41

Since 1986

6 years of records

Peak year

1987

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1991

Active since

1986

Recorded for 6 years

Last year on file: 1991

Generra popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1991–1986

Last recorded 1991
Peak year (1987)
10
Annual births at peak — across 6 years of records
4681012 199119901989198819871986 6

Generra by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
30 births that decade — 73% of Generra's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Generra?
41 babies have been named Generra since 1986. It was last recorded in 1991. The peak year was 1987 with 10 births.
When was Generra most popular?
Generra was most popular in the 1980s decade with 30 total births. The single peak year was 1987.
How long has the name Generra been used?
Generra has been recorded in Social Security data since 1986, spanning 6 years of data through 1991.
What names are similar to Generra?
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, 1986–1991 (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.