Unisex name · since 1997
Genuine
Since 1997, U.S. Social Security records show 43 babies named Genuine, peaking in 2009. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #23,178 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #11,225 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 43
- born since 1997
- 2020s
- peak decade
Yes -- Genuine is the #11225 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 43 recorded since 1997.
Social Security Administration records show Genuine recorded 43 times among boys since 1997, holding rank #11225 nationally today, ahead of 19% of boys, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1997 to 2025.
- #23,178 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #11,225 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 43 born since 1997
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Genuine ranks #23,178 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #11,225 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 43 born since 1997, peaking in the 2020s.
- #23,178 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #11,225 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 43
- born since 1997
- 2020s
- peak decade
Genuine's 43 recorded births place it above 48.79% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Genuine compares
43 15th percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Genuine's all-time total is 88% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Genuine | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 43 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 6 | 34 | 22,252 |
Genuine's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Genuine splits its recorded history at 2020: 49% of all births land in the more recent half, 51% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1997 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2009 peak of 6 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Genuine popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–2025
- Peak year (2009)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 29 years of records
Genuine popularity over time - girls
5 total births recorded since 2021 (Genuine as girls' name)
Genuine by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (21 births, 49% of the file).
2020s was Genuine's strongest decade.
21 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 49% of all-time use.
Genuine births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s 6
2000s
6 births
- 2010s
2010s
11 births
- 2020s
2020s
21 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 21 births (49% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for Genuine: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2009)
Similar record span (~28 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, 1997–2025 (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 Genuine 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.