Girls' name · since 1946
Genise
Genise has 922 recorded births since 1946 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1960 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #7,956 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 922
- born since 1946
- 1960s
- peak decade
Genise sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 922 recorded since 1946.
Genise has 922 recorded births among girls since 1946, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1960s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1946 to 2009.
- #7,956 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 922 born since 1946
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Genise ranks #7,956 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 922 born since 1946, peaking in the 1960s.
- #7,956 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 922
- born since 1946
- 1960s
- peak decade
Genise's 922 recorded births place it above 88.99% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
Genise's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Genise's full recorded timeline at 1978, 36% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 64% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1996, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1960 peak of 39 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Genise popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1946–2009
- Peak year (1960)
- 39
- Annual births at peak, across 64 years of records
Genise by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (263 births, 29% of the file).
1960s was Genise's strongest decade.
263 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Genise births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 6
1940s
6 births
- 1950s
1950s
173 births
- 1960s
1960s
263 births
- 1970s
1970s
179 births
- 1980s
1980s
155 births
- 1990s 82
1990s
82 births
- 2000s 64
2000s
64 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 263 births (29% of all-time use).
How Genise 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 Genise's total volume
Genise by state
Where Genise concentrates geographically, total births since 1946
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 16 | 1.7% |
| #2 | California | | 13 | 1.4% |
| #3 | Georgia | | 11 | 1.2% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 11 | 1.2% |
| #5 | Texas | | 11 | 1.2% |
| #6 | Michigan | | 6 | 0.7% |
16 of 922 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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- Genise's decade-level peak was the 1960s (263 total births); usage has since declined to 64 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Genises (16 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 Genise: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1960)
Similar record span (~63 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, 1946–2009 (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 Genise 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.