Recorded 1906–2013 Girls' name Peak 1925 213 births

Genoa — girls' name

213 babies named Genoa in U.S. Social Security records since 1906, with the highest year being 1925. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1900s51910s341920s561930s121950s121960s111970s211980s281990s172000s52010s12
1920s
Peak decade

26% of everyone ever named Genoa was born in this single decade.

1925
Single peak year

10 babies were named Genoa in 1925 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Genoa

The Social Security Administration has registered 213 babies named Genoa between 1906 and 2013, spanning 108 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Genoa currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2013. The name reached its historical peak in 1925, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Genoa performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 56 births during that ten-year window. Across the 11 decades of recorded activity, Genoa shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Kentucky, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Genoa in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Genoa 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 213 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.

Genoa at a glance

Last recorded 2013

Total births

213

Since 1906

108 years of records

Peak year

1925

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2013

Active since

1906

Recorded for 108 years

Last year on file: 2013

Genoa popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2013–1906

Last recorded 2013
Peak year (1925)
10
Annual births at peak — across 108 years of records
4681012 20131990198019611928192219151906 5

Genoa by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
56 births that decade — 26% of Genoa's all-time total
1900s51910s341920s561930s121950s121960s111970s211980s281990s172000s52010s12

Genoa by state

Where Genoa concentrates geographically — total births since 1906

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Genoa
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Kentucky
5 2.3%
Kentucky share of Genoa's total US births 2.3%

5 of 213 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Genoa?
213 babies have been named Genoa since 1906. It was last recorded in 2013. The peak year was 1925 with 10 births.
When was Genoa most popular?
Genoa was most popular in the 1920s decade with 56 total births. The single peak year was 1925.
Where is Genoa most popular?
The top states for the name Genoa are Kentucky (5 births).
How long has the name Genoa been used?
Genoa has been recorded in Social Security data since 1906, spanning 108 years of data through 2013.
What names are similar to Genoa?
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, 1906–2013 (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.