Girls' name · since 1920
Genetha
53 babies named Genetha in U.S. Social Security records since 1920, with the highest year being 1957. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #34,311 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 53
- born since 1920
- 1950s
- peak decade
Genetha is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 53 have been recorded since 1920.
Social Security Administration records show Genetha recorded 53 times among girls since 1920, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1950s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1920 to 1971.
- #34,311 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 53 born since 1920
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Genetha ranks #34,311 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 53 born since 1920, peaking in the 1950s.
- #34,311 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 53
- born since 1920
- 1950s
- peak decade
Genetha's 53 recorded births place it above 52.35% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Genetha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Genetha splits its recorded history at 1952: 53% of all births land in the more recent half, 47% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1920 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1957 peak of 6 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Genetha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1920–1971
- Peak year (1957)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 52 years of records
Genetha by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (22 births, 42% of the file).
1950s was Genetha's strongest decade.
22 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Genetha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s
1920s
10 births
- 1930s
1930s
10 births
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
- 1950s
1950s
22 births
- 1970s 6
1970s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 22 births (42% of all-time use).
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- Genetha's decade-level peak was the 1950s (22 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 1970s -- 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Genetha: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1957)
Similar record span (~51 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, 1920–1971 (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 Genetha 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.