Girls' name · since 1947
Geni
Geni has 340 recorded births since 1947 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1959 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #14,878 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 340
- born since 1947
- 1950s
- peak decade
Geni sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 340 recorded since 1947.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Geni has been recorded 340 times among girls since 1947, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1950s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1947 to 2010.
- #14,878 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 340 born since 1947
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Geni ranks #14,878 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 340 born since 1947, peaking in the 1950s.
- #14,878 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 340
- born since 1947
- 1950s
- peak decade
Geni's 340 recorded births place it above 79.4% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Illinois.
Geni's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Geni's full recorded timeline at 1968, 49% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 51% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1947, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1959 peak of 18 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Geni popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1947–2010
- Peak year (1959)
- 18
- Annual births at peak, across 64 years of records
Geni by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (94 births, 28% of the file).
1950s was Geni's strongest decade.
94 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.
Geni births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 11
1940s
11 births
- 1950s
1950s
94 births
- 1960s
1960s
90 births
- 1970s
1970s
75 births
- 1980s
1980s
53 births
- 1990s 10
1990s
10 births
- 2010s 7
2010s
7 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 94 births (28% of all-time use).
Geni by state
Where Geni concentrates geographically, total births since 1947
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Illinois | | 5 | 1.5% |
5 of 340 births nationwide.
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What to do with Geni's data
- Geni's decade-level peak was the 1950s (94 total births); usage has since declined to 7 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Illinois records the most Genis (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Illinois names
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 Geni: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1959)
Similar record span (~63 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, 1947–2010 (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 Geni 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.