Girls' name · since 1966
Genifer
Genifer has 185 recorded births since 1966 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1971 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #20,594 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 185
- born since 1966
- 1970s
- peak decade
185 girls have been named Genifer since 1966, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Genifer has been recorded 185 times among girls since 1966, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1966 to 1997.
- #20,594 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 185 born since 1966
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Genifer ranks #20,594 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 185 born since 1966, peaking in the 1970s.
- #20,594 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 185
- born since 1966
- 1970s
- peak decade
Genifer's 185 recorded births place it above 71.48% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Genifer's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Genifer's SSA record in two at 1980 and the more recent half accounts for 46% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 54%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1967, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1971 peak of 14, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Genifer popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1966–1997
- Peak year (1971)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 32 years of records
Genifer by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (81 births, 44% of the file).
1970s was Genifer's strongest decade.
81 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Genifer births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 19
1960s
19 births
- 1970s
1970s
81 births
- 1980s
1980s
61 births
- 1990s 24
1990s
24 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 81 births (44% of all-time use).
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- Genifer's decade-level peak was the 1970s (81 total births); usage has since declined to 24 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Genifer: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1971)
Similar record span (~31 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, 1966–1997 (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 Genifer 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.