Recorded 1918–1939 Girls' name Peak 1939 13 births

Genett — girls' name

13 babies named Genett in U.S. Social Security records since 1918, with the highest year being 1939. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s61930s7
1930s
Peak decade

54% of everyone ever named Genett was born in this single decade.

1939
Single peak year

7 babies were named Genett in 1939 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Genett

The Social Security Administration has registered 13 babies named Genett between 1918 and 1939, spanning 22 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Genett currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1939. The name reached its historical peak in 1939, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Genett performed strongest in the 1930s, accumulating 7 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Genett shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Genett 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 13 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.

Genett at a glance

Last recorded 1939

Total births

13

Since 1918

22 years of records

Peak year

1939

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1930s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1939

Active since

1918

Recorded for 22 years

Last year on file: 1939

Genett popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1939–1918

Last recorded 1939
Peak year (1939)
7
Annual births at peak — across 22 years of records
5.566.577.5 19391918 6

Genett by decade

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

Peak: 1930s
Peak decade
1930s
7 births that decade — 54% of Genett's all-time total
1910s61930s7

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Genett?
13 babies have been named Genett since 1918. It was last recorded in 1939. The peak year was 1939 with 7 births.
When was Genett most popular?
Genett was most popular in the 1930s decade with 7 total births. The single peak year was 1939.
How long has the name Genett been used?
Genett has been recorded in Social Security data since 1918, spanning 22 years of data through 1939.
What names are similar to Genett?
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, 1918–1939 (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.