Recorded 1913–1921 Girls' name Peak 1916 95 births

Genowefa — girls' name

95 babies named Genowefa in U.S. Social Security records since 1913, with the highest year being 1916. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s761920s19
1910s
Peak decade

80% of everyone ever named Genowefa was born in this single decade.

1916
Single peak year

13 babies were named Genowefa in 1916 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Genowefa

The Social Security Administration has registered 95 babies named Genowefa between 1913 and 1921, spanning 9 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Genowefa currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1921. The name reached its historical peak in 1916, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Genowefa performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 76 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Genowefa shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Genowefa 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 95 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.

Genowefa at a glance

Last recorded 1921

Total births

95

Since 1913

9 years of records

Peak year

1916

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1921

Active since

1913

Recorded for 9 years

Last year on file: 1921

Genowefa popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1921–1913

Last recorded 1921
Peak year (1916)
13
Annual births at peak — across 9 years of records
468101214 192119201919191819171916191519141913 6

Genowefa by decade

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

Peak: 1910s
Peak decade
1910s
76 births that decade — 80% of Genowefa's all-time total
1910s761920s19

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Genowefa?
95 babies have been named Genowefa since 1913. It was last recorded in 1921. The peak year was 1916 with 13 births.
When was Genowefa most popular?
Genowefa was most popular in the 1910s decade with 76 total births. The single peak year was 1916.
How long has the name Genowefa been used?
Genowefa has been recorded in Social Security data since 1913, spanning 9 years of data through 1921.
What names are similar to Genowefa?
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, 1913–1921 (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.