Girls' name · since 1906
Genoa
Genoa has 213 recorded births since 1906 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1925 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #19,161 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 213
- born since 1906
- 1920s
- peak decade
Genoa is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 213 have been recorded since 1906.
Genoa has 213 recorded births among girls since 1906, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1906 to 2013.
- #19,161 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 213 born since 1906
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Genoa ranks #19,161 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 213 born since 1906, peaking in the 1920s.
- #19,161 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 213
- born since 1906
- 1920s
- peak decade
Genoa's 213 recorded births place it above 73.47% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Kentucky.
Genoa's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Genoa splits its recorded history at 1958: 47% of all births land in the more recent half, 53% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1906 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1925 peak of 10 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Genoa popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1906–2013
- Peak year (1925)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 108 years of records
Genoa by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (56 births, 26% of the file).
1920s was Genoa's strongest decade.
56 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 26% of all-time use.
Genoa births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 5
1900s
5 births
- 1910s
1910s
34 births
- 1920s
1920s
56 births
- 1930s 12
1930s
12 births
- 1950s 12
1950s
12 births
- 1960s 11
1960s
11 births
- 1970s 21
1970s
21 births
- 1980s
1980s
28 births
- 1990s 17
1990s
17 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
- 2010s 12
2010s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 56 births (26% of all-time use).
Genoa by state
Where Genoa concentrates geographically, total births since 1906
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Kentucky | | 5 | 2.3% |
5 of 213 births nationwide.
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- Genoa's decade-level peak was the 1920s (56 total births); usage has since declined to 12 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Kentucky records the most Genoas (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Kentucky names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Genoa: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1925)
Similar record span (~107 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, 1906–2013 (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 Genoa 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.