Girls' name · since 1920
Geniel
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.
- #33,040 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 59
- born since 1920
- 1930s
- peak decade
59 girls have been named Geniel since 1920, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Geniel recorded 59 times among girls since 1920, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1930s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1920 to 1960.
- #33,040 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 59 born since 1920
- 1930s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Geniel ranks #33,040 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 59 born since 1920, peaking in the 1930s.
- #33,040 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 59
- born since 1920
- 1930s
- peak decade
Geniel's 59 recorded births place it above 54.13% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Utah.
Geniel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Geniel's SSA record in two at 1936 and the more recent half accounts for 51% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 49%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1920, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1929 peak of 7, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Geniel popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1920–1960
- Peak year (1929)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 41 years of records
Geniel by decade
1930s is the heaviest window (32 births, 54% of the file).
1930s was Geniel's strongest decade.
32 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 54% of all-time use.
Geniel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 12
1920s
12 births
- 1930s
1930s
32 births
- 1940s 10
1940s
10 births
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1930s at 32 births (54% of all-time use).
Geniel by state
Where Geniel concentrates geographically, total births since 1920
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Utah | | 20 | 33.9% |
20 of 59 births nationwide.
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What to do with Geniel's data
- Geniel's decade-level peak was the 1930s (32 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1960s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Utah records the most Geniels (20 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Utah names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Geniel: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1929)
Similar record span (~40 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, 1920–1960 (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 Geniel 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.