Gena
Last seen for girls in 2024 at #11,122
- Peak · girls
- 1968 · 502 births
- Debut · girls
- 11 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 12,824since 1880
Gena over time
girls
Rank among girls' names. Gena has never cracked the top 400 here.
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | |
|---|---|---|
| rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | |
| 2024 | #11,122 | 8 |
| 2023 | — | |
| 2022 | — | |
| 2021 | #15,251 | 5 |
| 2020 | #12,142 | 7 |
| 2019 | #13,799 | 6 |
| 2018 | #12,464 | 7 |
| 2017 | #12,713 | 7 |
| 2016 | #10,113 | 10 |
| 2015 | #8,008 | 14 |
| 2014 | #10,129 | 10 |
| 2013 | #7,372 | 16 |
| 2012 | #7,804 | 15 |
| 2011 | #7,436 | 16 |
| 2010 | #7,513 | 16 |
| 2009 | #6,317 | 21 |
| 2008 | #5,142 | 28 |
| 2007 | #4,808 | 30 |
| 2006 | #5,906 | 22 |
| 2005 | #4,487 | 30 |
| 2004 | #3,898 | 36 |
| 2003 | #3,347 | 43 |
| 2002 | #3,461 | 39 |
| 2001 | #2,844 | 51 |
| 2000 | #2,277 | 68 |
| 1999 | #2,854 | 47 |
| 1998 | #2,651 | 51 |
| 1997 | #2,070 | 68 |
| 1996 | #2,151 | 63 |
| 1995 | #2,216 | 60 |
| 1994 | #1,972 | 71 |
| 1993 | #1,569 | 98 |
| 1992 | #1,507 | 104 |
| 1991 | #1,584 | 96 |
| 1990 | #1,456 | 107 |
| 1989 | #1,250 | 126 |
| 1988 | #1,181 | 128 |
| 1987 | #1,016 | 152 |
| 1986 | #1,021 | 149 |
| 1985 | #913 | 173 |
| 1984 | #792 | 202 |
| 1983 | #886 | 171 |
| 1982 | #829 | 189 |
| 1981 | #768 | 212 |
| 1980 | #784 | 209 |
| 1979 | #654 | 267 |
| 1978 | #631 | 264 |
| 1977 | #581 | 297 |
| 1976 | #598 | 268 |
| 1975 | #496 | 361 |
| 1974 | #566 | 284 |
| 1973 | #534 | 313 |
| 1972 | #490 | 363 |
| 1971 | #485 | 396 |
| 1970 | #496 | 401 |
| 1969 | #494 | 389 |
| 1968 | #420 | 502 |
| 1967 | #423 | 486 |
| 1966 | #467 | 411 |
| 1965 | #530 | 325 |
| 1964 | #455 | 459 |
| 1963 | #451 | 458 |
| 1962 | #485 | 398 |
| 1961 | #617 | 272 |
| 1960 | #614 | 267 |
| 1959 | #712 | 197 |
| 1958 | #701 | 197 |
| 1957 | #780 | 166 |
| 1956 | #752 | 167 |
| 1955 | #754 | 158 |
| 1954 | #1,076 | 83 |
| 1953 | #1,134 | 73 |
| 1952 | #1,129 | 70 |
| 1951 | #1,203 | 60 |
| 1950 | #1,171 | 62 |
| 1949 | #1,251 | 53 |
| 1948 | #1,144 | 61 |
| 1947 | #1,238 | 53 |
| 1946 | #1,508 | 34 |
| 1945 | #1,482 | 30 |
| 1944 | #1,742 | 23 |
| 1943 | #1,367 | 36 |
| 1942 | #1,668 | 25 |
| 1941 | #1,882 | 19 |
| 1940 | #2,109 | 15 |
| 1939 | #1,881 | 18 |
| 1938 | #2,113 | 15 |
| 1937 | #2,940 | 9 |
| 1936 | #1,640 | 21 |
| 1935 | #2,006 | 16 |
| 1934 | #1,603 | 22 |
| 1933 | #1,364 | 28 |
| 1932 | #1,382 | 29 |
| 1931 | #1,803 | 19 |
| 1930 | #1,320 | 33 |
| 1929 | #1,526 | 26 |
| 1928 | #1,680 | 24 |
| 1927 | #1,423 | 32 |
| 1926 | #1,772 | 23 |
| 1925 | #1,504 | 30 |
| 1924 | #1,566 | 29 |
| 1923 | #1,305 | 36 |
| 1922 | #1,508 | 30 |
| 1921 | #1,409 | 33 |
| 1920 | #1,626 | 26 |
| 1919 | #1,369 | 32 |
| 1918 | #1,754 | 22 |
| 1917 | #1,507 | 25 |
| 1916 | #1,189 | 36 |
| 1915 | #1,231 | 32 |
| 1914 | #1,740 | 15 |
| 1913 | #1,308 | 19 |
| 1912 | #1,540 | 13 |
| 1911 | #1,071 | 17 |
| 1910 | #1,773 | 8 |
| 1909 | #1,957 | 6 |
| 1908 | #1,261 | 11 |
| 1907 | #1,206 | 11 |
| 1906 | #1,553 | 7 |
| 1905 | #968 | 15 |
| 1904 | #1,364 | 8 |
| 1903 | #931 | 14 |
| 1902 | #1,075 | 11 |
| 1901 | #918 | 13 |
| 1900 | #803 | 21 |
| 1899 | #983 | 11 |
| 1898 | #1,171 | 9 |
| 1897 | #1,094 | 9 |
| 1896 | #843 | 15 |
| 1895 | #788 | 16 |
| 1894 | #905 | 12 |
| 1893 | #794 | 14 |
| 1892 | #616 | 21 |
| 1891 | #572 | 21 |
| 1890 | #693 | 15 |
| 1889 | #757 | 12 |
| 1888 | #690 | 14 |
| 1887 | #608 | 14 |
| 1886 | #633 | 13 |
| 1885 | #658 | 11 |
| 1884 | #686 | 10 |
| 1883 | #920 | 5 |
| 1882 | #530 | 12 |
| 1881 | — | |
| 1880 | #518 | 11 |
First appearance
1880
In the first year the SSA published name data, Gena was already there! It came in at #518, and was given to 11 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1881, when fewer than 5 girls a year got the name.
Where Gena is popular in 1978
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · girls
- Montana#209 · 1 in 878
- Nebraska#266 · 1 in 1,637
- Kentucky#331 · 1 in 2,389
- Colorado#355 · 1 in 2,162
- Minnesota#358 · 1 in 2,949
Best ever in a state: #184 in Oklahoma, 1967.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Montana | #209 | 5 | 1 in 878 |
| Nebraska | #266 | 6 | 1 in 1,637 |
| Kentucky | #331 | 10 | 1 in 2,389 |
| Colorado | #355 | 8 | 1 in 2,162 |
| Minnesota | #358 | 9 | 1 in 2,949 |
| Oregon | #362 | 7 | 1 in 2,206 |
| Wisconsin | #431 | 7 | 1 in 4,138 |
| Oklahoma | #440 | 6 | 1 in 2,834 |
| Washington | #460 | 7 | 1 in 3,278 |
| Indiana | #466 | 9 | 1 in 3,866 |
| Tennessee | #498 | 7 | 1 in 3,981 |
| Alabama | #511 | 6 | 1 in 3,625 |
| Pennsylvania | #525 | 13 | 1 in 5,077 |
| Louisiana | #529 | 8 | 1 in 3,440 |
| North Carolina | #553 | 7 | 1 in 4,624 |
| Missouri | #570 | 6 | 1 in 5,109 |
| New Jersey | #585 | 8 | 1 in 4,534 |
| Texas | #622 | 23 | 1 in 4,495 |
| Florida | #700 | 8 | 1 in 5,503 |
| California | #763 | 24 | 1 in 6,389 |
| Georgia | #766 | 5 | 1 in 6,450 |
| New York | #850 | 13 | 1 in 7,564 |
| Illinois | #894 | 8 | 1 in 8,863 |
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Gena
Momentum · girls
Faded out
- Not published in 2025; last seen 2024
- Biggest jump: 396 spots in 1905 (#1,364 → #968)
- Biggest drop: 585 spots in 1906 (#968 → #1,553)
Rise & fade · girls
88 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1968 at #420 (502 births)
- Births halved by 1980, 12 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 52 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 52 yrs · run 1955–1985
Share of babies · girls
1 in 3,268
- Highest: 1 in 3,268 girls born in 1968 were named Gena (0.03%)
- Latest: 1 in 202,524 girls born in 2024 (0.00%)
Era · girls
The 1960s
- 30.9% of all girls named Gena (3,967) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 102 | #518 (1880) | #667 |
| 1890s | 143 | #572 (1891) | #846 |
| 1900s | 117 | #803 (1900) | #1,204 |
| 1910s | 219 | #1,071 (1911) | #1,448 |
| 1920s | 289 | #1,305 (1923) | #1,532 |
| 1930s | 210 | #1,320 (1930) | #1,805 |
| 1940s | 349 | #1,144 (1948) | #1,539 |
| 1950s | 1,233 | #701 (1958) | #941 |
| 1960s | 3,967 | #420 (1968) | #496 |
| 1970s | 3,214 | #485 (1971) | #553 |
| 1980s | 1,711 | #768 (1981) | #944 |
| 1990s | 765 | #1,456 (1990) | #2,003 |
| 2000s | 368 | #2,277 (2000) | #4,249 |
| 2010s | 117 | #7,372 (2013) | #9,735 |
| 2020s | 20 | #11,122 (2024) | #12,838 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Gena in 1978
girls
#631
264 births · 1 in 5,802 girls
Top girls' names in 1978
More about 1978
girls
1,531,859 girls got a published name in 1978; 1 in 5,802 of them was named Gena, which outranked 94.5% of the 11,475 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.5% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Biggest movers since 1977
Risers
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.