Girls' name · since 1916
Geneta
Since 1916, U.S. Social Security records show 38 babies named Geneta, peaking in 1929. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #38,158 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 38
- born since 1916
- 1920s
- peak decade
38 girls have been named Geneta since 1916, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Geneta recorded 38 times among girls since 1916, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1916 to 1938.
- #38,158 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 38 born since 1916
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Geneta ranks #38,158 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 38 born since 1916, peaking in the 1920s.
- #38,158 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 38
- born since 1916
- 1920s
- peak decade
Geneta's 38 recorded births place it above 46.97% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Geneta's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Geneta's full recorded timeline at 1924, 61% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 39% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1916, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1929 peak of 8 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Geneta popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1916–1938
- Peak year (1929)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 23 years of records
Geneta by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (28 births, 74% of the file).
1920s was Geneta's strongest decade.
28 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 74% of all-time use.
Geneta births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 5
1910s
5 births
- 1920s
1920s
28 births
- 1930s 5
1930s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 28 births (74% of all-time use).
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What to do with Geneta's data
- Geneta's decade-level peak was the 1920s (28 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1930s -- 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Geneta: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1929)
Similar record span (~22 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, 1916–1938 (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 Geneta 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.