Recorded 1920–1960 Girls' name Peak 1929 59 births

Geniel — girls' name

59 babies named Geniel in U.S. Social Security records since 1920, with the highest year being 1929. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s121930s321940s101960s5
1930s
Peak decade

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

1929
Single peak year

7 babies were named Geniel in 1929 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Geniel

The Social Security Administration has registered 59 babies named Geniel between 1920 and 1960, spanning 41 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Geniel currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1960. The name reached its historical peak in 1929, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Geniel performed strongest in the 1930s, accumulating 32 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Geniel shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Utah, which accounts for 20 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Geniel in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Geniel 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 59 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.

Geniel at a glance

Last recorded 1960

Total births

59

Since 1920

41 years of records

Peak year

1929

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1930s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1960

Active since

1920

Recorded for 41 years

Last year on file: 1960

Geniel popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1960–1920

Last recorded 1960
Peak year (1929)
7
Annual births at peak — across 41 years of records
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Geniel by decade

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

Peak: 1930s
Peak decade
1930s
32 births that decade — 54% of Geniel's all-time total
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Geniel by state

Where Geniel concentrates geographically — total births since 1920

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Geniel
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Utah
20 33.9%
Utah share of Geniel's total US births 33.9%

20 of 59 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Geniel?
59 babies have been named Geniel since 1920. It was last recorded in 1960. The peak year was 1929 with 7 births.
When was Geniel most popular?
Geniel was most popular in the 1930s decade with 32 total births. The single peak year was 1929.
Where is Geniel most popular?
The top states for the name Geniel are Utah (20 births).
How long has the name Geniel been used?
Geniel has been recorded in Social Security data since 1920, spanning 41 years of data through 1960.
What names are similar to Geniel?
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, 1920–1960 (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.