Girls' name · since 1936
Gennell
Gennell has 179 recorded births since 1936 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1943 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #20,947 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 179
- born since 1936
- 1940s
- peak decade
Gennell is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 179 have been recorded since 1936.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gennell has been recorded 179 times among girls since 1936, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1940s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1936 to 1980.
- #20,947 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 179 born since 1936
- 1940s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gennell ranks #20,947 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 179 born since 1936, peaking in the 1940s.
- #20,947 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 179
- born since 1936
- 1940s
- peak decade
Gennell's 179 recorded births place it above 70.98% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Georgia.
Gennell's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Gennell's full recorded timeline at 1951, 47% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 53% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1946, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1943 peak of 10 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Gennell popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1936–1980
- Peak year (1943)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 45 years of records
Gennell by decade
1940s is the heaviest window (66 births, 37% of the file).
1940s was Gennell's strongest decade.
66 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.
Gennell births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s
1930s
29 births
- 1940s
1940s
66 births
- 1950s
1950s
50 births
- 1960s 24
1960s
24 births
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1940s at 66 births (37% of all-time use).
Gennell by state
Where Gennell concentrates geographically, total births since 1936
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Georgia | | 5 | 2.8% |
5 of 179 births nationwide.
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What to do with Gennell's data
- Gennell's decade-level peak was the 1940s (66 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1980s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Georgia records the most Gennells (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Georgia 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 Gennell: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1943)
Similar record span (~44 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, 1936–1980 (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 Gennell 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.