Girls' name · since 1913
Genowefa
Genowefa has 95 recorded births since 1913 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1916 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #27,650 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 95
- born since 1913
- 1910s
- peak decade
95 girls have been named Genowefa since 1913, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Genowefa recorded 95 times among girls since 1913, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1910s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1913 to 1921.
- #27,650 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 95 born since 1913
- 1910s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Genowefa ranks #27,650 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 95 born since 1913, peaking in the 1910s.
- #27,650 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 95
- born since 1913
- 1910s
- peak decade
Genowefa's 95 recorded births place it above 61.64% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Genowefa's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Genowefa's SSA record in two at 1917 and the more recent half accounts for 57% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 43%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1913, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 1916 peak of 13, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Genowefa popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1913–1921
- Peak year (1916)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 9 years of records
Genowefa by decade
1910s is the heaviest window (76 births, 80% of the file).
1910s was Genowefa's strongest decade.
76 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 80% of all-time use.
Genowefa births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
76 births
- 1920s 19
1920s
19 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 76 births (80% of all-time use).
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- Genowefa's decade-level peak was the 1910s (76 total births); usage has since declined to 19 in the 1920s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Genowefa: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1916)
Similar record span (~8 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, 1913–1921 (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 Genowefa 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.