Recorded 1947–2010 Girls' name Peak 1959 340 births

Geni — girls' name

340 babies named Geni in U.S. Social Security records since 1947, with the highest year being 1959. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s111950s941960s901970s751980s531990s102010s7
1950s
Peak decade

28% of everyone ever named Geni was born in this single decade.

1959
Single peak year

18 babies were named Geni in 1959 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Geni

The Social Security Administration has registered 340 babies named Geni between 1947 and 2010, spanning 64 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Geni currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2010. The name reached its historical peak in 1959, when 18 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Geni performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 94 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Geni shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Illinois, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Geni in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Geni 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 340 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.

Geni at a glance

Last recorded 2010

Total births

340

Since 1947

64 years of records

Peak year

1959

18 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2010

Active since

1947

Recorded for 64 years

Last year on file: 2010

Geni popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2010–1947

Last recorded 2010
Peak year (1959)
18
Annual births at peak — across 64 years of records
05101520 201019831977197219671962195719511947 5

Geni by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
94 births that decade — 28% of Geni's all-time total
1940s111950s941960s901970s751980s531990s102010s7

Geni by state

Where Geni concentrates geographically — total births since 1947

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Geni
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Illinois
5 1.5%
Illinois share of Geni's total US births 1.5%

5 of 340 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Geni?
340 babies have been named Geni since 1947. It was last recorded in 2010. The peak year was 1959 with 18 births.
When was Geni most popular?
Geni was most popular in the 1950s decade with 94 total births. The single peak year was 1959.
Where is Geni most popular?
The top states for the name Geni are Illinois (5 births).
How long has the name Geni been used?
Geni has been recorded in Social Security data since 1947, spanning 64 years of data through 2010.
What names are similar to Geni?
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, 1947–2010 (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.