Girls' name · since 1942
Genine
Genine has 552 recorded births since 1942 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1970 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #11,135 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 552
- born since 1942
- 1970s
- peak decade
Genine is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 552 have been recorded since 1942.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Genine has been recorded 552 times among girls since 1942, 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 1942 to 1994.
- #11,135 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 552 born since 1942
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Genine ranks #11,135 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 552 born since 1942, peaking in the 1970s.
- #11,135 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 552
- born since 1942
- 1970s
- peak decade
Genine's 552 recorded births place it above 84.59% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Genine's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Genine splits its recorded history at 1970: 53% of all births land in the more recent half, 47% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1942 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1970 peak of 36 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Genine popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1942–1994
- Peak year (1970)
- 36
- Annual births at peak, across 53 years of records
Genine by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (195 births, 35% of the file).
1970s was Genine's strongest decade.
195 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Genine births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
- 1950s
1950s
78 births
- 1960s
1960s
175 births
- 1970s
1970s
195 births
- 1980s
1980s
89 births
- 1990s 10
1990s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 195 births (35% of all-time use).
How Genine compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Genine's total volume
Genine by state
Where Genine concentrates geographically, total births since 1942
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 70 | 12.7% |
| #2 | California | | 11 | 2.0% |
| #3 | Pennsylvania | | 8 | 1.4% |
| #4 | New Jersey | | 5 | 0.9% |
70 of 552 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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- Genine's decade-level peak was the 1970s (195 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Genines (70 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Genine: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1970)
Similar record span (~52 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, 1942–1994 (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 Genine 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.