Total births
187
Girls' name · since 1929
Gennette
187 babies named Gennette in U.S. Social Security records since 1929, with the highest year being 1951. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 187
- total births
- 1929–1979
- years on record
- 1940s
- peak decade
- 36%
- born in that decade
Gennette is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 187 have been recorded since 1929.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gennette has been recorded 187 times among girls since 1929, 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 1929 to 1979.
- 187 total births
- 1929–1979 years on record
- 1940s peak decade
- 36% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
187 girls have been named Gennette since 1929, peaking in the 1940s, last recorded in 1979.
- 187
- total births
- 1929–1979
- years on record
- 1940s
- peak decade
- 36%
- born in that decade
1940s
Peak decade
36% of everyone ever named Gennette was born in this single decade.
1951
Single peak year
14 babies were named Gennette in 1951 - its busiest year on record.
Gennette's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Gennette's SSA record in two at 1949 and the more recent half accounts for 54% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 46%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1929, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1951 peak of 14, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Gennette at a glance
Last recorded 1979Peak year
1951
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1929
Gennette popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1929–1979
- Peak year (1951)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 51 years of records
Gennette by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1940s was Gennette's strongest decade.
68 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Gennette births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 5
1920s
5 births
- 1930s 20
1930s
20 births
- 1940s
1940s
68 births
- 1950s
1950s
65 births
- 1960s 18
1960s
18 births
- 1970s 11
1970s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1940s at 68 births (36% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Gennette? ▼
Gennette has been given to 187 babies in the U.S. since 1929, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 1979. 14 babies were born in 1951, its single highest year.
When was Gennette most popular? ▼
Gennette was most popular in the 1940s decade with 68 total births. The single peak year was 1951.
How long has the name Gennette been used? ▼
Gennette has been recorded in Social Security data since 1929, spanning 51 years of data through 1979.
What names are similar to Gennette? ▼
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.
What to do with Gennette's data
- Gennette's decade-level peak was the 1940s (68 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 1970s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Gennette
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Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Gennette
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1929–1979 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Cite this page
NameAlmanac Editorial. "Gennette: Baby Name Since 1929 - 187 Births, Peak 1951." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/gennette. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Gennette 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 July 2026.