Recorded 1926–1966 Girls' name Peak 1926 43 births

Gennetta — girls' name

43 babies named Gennetta in U.S. Social Security records since 1926, with the highest year being 1926. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s61940s61950s161960s15
1950s
Peak decade

37% of everyone ever named Gennetta was born in this single decade.

1926
Single peak year

6 babies were named Gennetta in 1926 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Gennetta

The Social Security Administration has registered 43 babies named Gennetta between 1926 and 1966, spanning 41 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Gennetta currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1966. The name reached its historical peak in 1926, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Gennetta performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 16 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Gennetta shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Gennetta 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 43 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.

Gennetta at a glance

Last recorded 1966

Total births

43

Since 1926

41 years of records

Peak year

1926

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1966

Active since

1926

Recorded for 41 years

Last year on file: 1966

Gennetta popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1966–1926

Last recorded 1966
Peak year (1926)
6
Annual births at peak — across 41 years of records
4.555.566.5 19661961196019581957195319481926 6

Gennetta by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
16 births that decade — 37% of Gennetta's all-time total
1920s61940s61950s161960s15

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Gennetta?
43 babies have been named Gennetta since 1926. It was last recorded in 1966. The peak year was 1926 with 6 births.
When was Gennetta most popular?
Gennetta was most popular in the 1950s decade with 16 total births. The single peak year was 1926.
How long has the name Gennetta been used?
Gennetta has been recorded in Social Security data since 1926, spanning 41 years of data through 1966.
What names are similar to Gennetta?
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, 1926–1966 (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.