Girls' name · since 1986
Generra
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.
- #37,234 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 41
- born since 1986
- 1980s
- peak decade
Generra sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 41 recorded since 1986.
Generra has 41 recorded births among girls since 1986, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1986 to 1991.
- #37,234 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 41 born since 1986
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Generra ranks #37,234 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 41 born since 1986, peaking in the 1980s.
- #37,234 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 41
- born since 1986
- 1980s
- peak decade
Generra's 41 recorded births place it above 48.26% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Generra's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Generra's SSA record in two at 1989 and the more recent half accounts for 41% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 59%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1990, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1987 peak of 10, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Generra popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1986–1991
- Peak year (1987)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 6 years of records
Generra by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (30 births, 73% of the file).
1980s was Generra's strongest decade.
30 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 73% of all-time use.
Generra births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
30 births
- 1990s 11
1990s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 30 births (73% of all-time use).
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- Generra's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (30 total births) through the 1990s (11) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Generra: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1987)
Similar record span (~5 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, 1986–1991 (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 Generra 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.