Recorded 1942–1994 Girls' name Peak 1970 552 births

Genine — girls' name

552 babies named Genine in U.S. Social Security records since 1942, with the highest year being 1970. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s51950s781960s1751970s1951980s891990s10
1970s
Peak decade

35% of everyone ever named Genine was born in this single decade.

1970
Single peak year

36 babies were named Genine in 1970 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Genine

The Social Security Administration has registered 552 babies named Genine between 1942 and 1994, spanning 53 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Genine currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1994. The name reached its historical peak in 1970, when 36 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Genine performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 195 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Genine shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 70 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Pennsylvania. In total, SSA state-level files list Genine in 4 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Genine 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 552 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.

Genine at a glance

Last recorded 1994

Total births

552

Since 1942

53 years of records

Peak year

1970

36 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1994

Active since

1942

Recorded for 53 years

Last year on file: 1994

Genine popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–1942

Last recorded 1994
Peak year (1970)
36
Annual births at peak — across 53 years of records
010203040 19941985197819721966196019541942 5

Genine by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
195 births that decade — 35% of Genine's all-time total
1940s51950s781960s1751970s1951980s891990s10

Genine by state

Where Genine concentrates geographically — total births since 1942

Geographically diffuse
Top 4 states by recorded births for the name Genine
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%
New York share of Genine's total US births 12.7%
Even split

70 of 552 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Genine?
552 babies have been named Genine since 1942. It was last recorded in 1994. The peak year was 1970 with 36 births.
When was Genine most popular?
Genine was most popular in the 1970s decade with 195 total births. The single peak year was 1970.
Where is Genine most popular?
The top states for the name Genine are New York (70 births), California (11 births), Pennsylvania (8 births).
How long has the name Genine been used?
Genine has been recorded in Social Security data since 1942, spanning 53 years of data through 1994.
What names are similar to Genine?
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, 1942–1994 (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.