US rank #2748 Boys' name Peak 2023 3,678 births

Geno — #2748 US boys' name

3,678 babies named Geno in U.S. Social Security records since 1912, with the highest year being 2023. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s2111920s3481930s1721940s681950s2121960s3811970s3061980s3131990s4592000s4242010s4922020s292
#2748
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 81% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

13% of everyone ever named Geno was born in this single decade.

2023
Single peak year

70 babies were named Geno in 2023 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Geno

The Social Security Administration has registered 3,678 babies named Geno between 1912 and 2024, spanning 113 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Geno currently holds the #2748 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2023, when 70 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Geno performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 492 births during that ten-year window. Across the 12 decades of recorded activity, Geno shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Pennsylvania, which accounts for 315 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Illinois. In total, SSA state-level files list Geno in 11 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Geno 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 3,678 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.

Geno at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

3,678

Since 1912

113 years of records

Peak year

2023

70 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#2,748

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1912

Recorded for 113 years

Last year on file: 2024

Geno popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1912

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2023)
70
Annual births at peak — across 113 years of records
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Geno by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
492 births that decade — 13% of Geno's all-time total
1910s2111920s3481930s1721940s681950s2121960s3811970s3061980s3131990s4592000s4242010s4922020s292

Geno by state

Where Geno concentrates geographically — total births since 1912

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Geno
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Pennsylvania
315 8.6%
#2 California
290 7.9%
#3 Illinois
192 5.2%
#4 Ohio
62 1.7%
#5 Michigan
39 1.1%
#6 Texas
36 1.0%
#7 New York
26 0.7%
#8 Massachusetts
22 0.6%
Pennsylvania share of Geno's total US births 8.6%
Even split

315 of 3,678 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 11 reporting states.

Geno appears in 11 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Geno?
3,678 babies have been named Geno since 1912. It currently ranks #2748 among boys. The peak year was 2023 with 70 births.
When was Geno most popular?
Geno was most popular in the 2010s decade with 492 total births. The single peak year was 2023.
Where is Geno most popular?
The top states for the name Geno are Pennsylvania (315 births), California (290 births), Illinois (192 births).
How long has the name Geno been used?
Geno has been recorded in Social Security data since 1912, spanning 113 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Geno?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Gene, Genaro, Gentry, General, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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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, 1912–2024 (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.