Girls' name · since 1921
Gevena
Since 1921, U.S. Social Security records show 50 babies named Gevena, peaking in 1954. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #35,004 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 50
- born since 1921
- 1920s
- peak decade
Gevena is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 50 have been recorded since 1921.
Social Security Administration records show Gevena recorded 50 times among girls since 1921, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1921 to 1954.
- #35,004 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 50 born since 1921
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gevena ranks #35,004 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 50 born since 1921, peaking in the 1920s.
- #35,004 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 50
- born since 1921
- 1920s
- peak decade
Gevena's 50 recorded births place it above 51.4% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Gevena's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Gevena splits its recorded history at 1930: 58% of all births land in the more recent half, 42% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1921 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1954 peak of 8 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Gevena popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1921–1954
- Peak year (1954)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 34 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000, last recorded 1954.
50 total births across 34 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1954 with 8 births in a single year.
Gevena by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (21 births, 42% of the file).
1920s was Gevena's strongest decade.
21 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Gevena births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s
1920s
21 births
- 1930s
1930s
10 births
- 1940s 6
1940s
6 births
- 1950s
1950s
13 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 21 births (42% of all-time use).
Gevena decade highlights
- Peak decade 21 births
- Runner-up 13 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
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What to do with Gevena's data
- Gevena's usage has stayed within range of its 1920s decade-level peak (21 total births) through the 1950s (13) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Gevena: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1954)
Similar record span (~33 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, 1921–1954 (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 Gevena 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.
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