Recorded 1916–1938 Girls' name Peak 1929 38 births

Geneta — girls' name

38 babies named Geneta in U.S. Social Security records since 1916, with the highest year being 1929. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s51920s281930s5
1920s
Peak decade

74% of everyone ever named Geneta was born in this single decade.

1929
Single peak year

8 babies were named Geneta in 1929 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Geneta

The Social Security Administration has registered 38 babies named Geneta between 1916 and 1938, spanning 23 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Geneta currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1938. The name reached its historical peak in 1929, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Geneta performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 28 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Geneta shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Geneta 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 38 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.

Geneta at a glance

Last recorded 1938

Total births

38

Since 1916

23 years of records

Peak year

1929

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1938

Active since

1916

Recorded for 23 years

Last year on file: 1938

Geneta popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1938–1916

Last recorded 1938
Peak year (1929)
8
Annual births at peak — across 23 years of records
456789 1938192919261924192219211916 5

Geneta by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
28 births that decade — 74% of Geneta's all-time total
1910s51920s281930s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Geneta?
38 babies have been named Geneta since 1916. It was last recorded in 1938. The peak year was 1929 with 8 births.
When was Geneta most popular?
Geneta was most popular in the 1920s decade with 28 total births. The single peak year was 1929.
How long has the name Geneta been used?
Geneta has been recorded in Social Security data since 1916, spanning 23 years of data through 1938.
What names are similar to Geneta?
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, 1916–1938 (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.