Gennie
Last seen for girls in 2002 at #15,432 · Last seen for boys in 1960 at #4,038
Given to girls 92.7% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 1884 · 9 births
- Debut · girls
- 9 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 2,541since 1884
Gennie over time
Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
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| 2003 | — | — | ||
| 2002 | #15,432 | 5 | — | |
| 2001 | — | — | ||
| 2000 | — | — | ||
| 1999 | #12,688 | 6 | — | |
| 1998 | — | — | ||
| 1997 | #12,070 | 6 | — | |
| 1996 | #8,812 | 9 | — | |
| 1995 | #13,386 | 5 | — | |
| 1994 | — | — | ||
| 1993 | — | — | ||
| 1992 | #8,065 | 10 | — | |
| 1991 | #10,271 | 7 | — | |
| 1990 | #6,465 | 13 | — | |
| 1989 | #6,955 | 11 | — | |
| 1988 | #7,111 | 10 | — | |
| 1987 | #6,335 | 11 | — | |
| 1986 | #8,523 | 7 | — | |
| 1985 | #5,077 | 14 | — | |
| 1984 | #5,539 | 12 | — | |
| 1983 | #4,476 | 16 | — | |
| 1982 | #4,527 | 16 | — | |
| 1981 | #3,436 | 24 | — | |
| 1980 | #4,148 | 18 | — | |
| 1979 | #5,751 | 11 | — | |
| 1978 | #5,563 | 11 | — | |
| 1977 | #4,652 | 14 | — | |
| 1976 | #3,812 | 17 | — | |
| 1975 | #3,774 | 17 | — | |
| 1974 | #3,863 | 16 | — | |
| 1973 | #4,871 | 11 | — | |
| 1972 | #2,747 | 25 | — | |
| 1971 | #3,062 | 22 | — | |
| 1970 | #4,492 | 12 | — | |
| 1969 | #2,917 | 21 | — | |
| 1968 | #3,610 | 14 | — | |
| 1967 | #3,845 | 12 | — | |
| 1966 | #2,752 | 20 | — | |
| 1965 | #3,149 | 16 | — | |
| 1964 | #2,348 | 27 | — | |
| 1963 | #2,960 | 18 | — | |
| 1962 | #2,210 | 29 | — | |
| 1961 | #2,299 | 27 | — | |
| 1960 | #2,820 | 19 | #4,038 | 5 |
| 1959 | #1,951 | 33 | — | |
| 1958 | #2,260 | 25 | — | |
| 1957 | #2,347 | 23 | — | |
| 1956 | #2,453 | 21 | — | |
| 1955 | #2,024 | 28 | — | |
| 1954 | #1,801 | 33 | — | |
| 1953 | #1,424 | 47 | — | |
| 1952 | #1,713 | 33 | #3,373 | 6 |
| 1951 | #1,481 | 40 | — | |
| 1950 | #1,911 | 25 | #3,681 | 5 |
| 1949 | #1,736 | 30 | — | |
| 1948 | #1,358 | 46 | #3,668 | 5 |
| 1947 | #1,576 | 36 | — | |
| 1946 | #1,559 | 32 | — | |
| 1945 | #1,232 | 42 | #2,743 | 7 |
| 1944 | #1,401 | 33 | — | |
| 1943 | #1,703 | 25 | #2,563 | 9 |
| 1942 | #1,249 | 41 | — | |
| 1941 | #1,117 | 44 | — | |
| 1940 | #1,170 | 39 | #3,459 | 5 |
| 1939 | #1,474 | 26 | #3,480 | 5 |
| 1938 | #1,140 | 40 | #2,479 | 9 |
| 1937 | #1,196 | 36 | — | |
| 1936 | #1,206 | 35 | #2,629 | 8 |
| 1935 | #1,264 | 32 | — | |
| 1934 | #1,317 | 30 | #3,277 | 6 |
| 1933 | #1,197 | 35 | #3,004 | 7 |
| 1932 | #1,488 | 26 | #3,776 | 5 |
| 1931 | #1,127 | 40 | — | |
| 1930 | #1,403 | 30 | #3,592 | 6 |
| 1929 | #1,195 | 39 | #3,247 | 7 |
| 1928 | #1,061 | 50 | #4,151 | 5 |
| 1927 | #1,278 | 38 | #2,912 | 9 |
| 1926 | #1,148 | 44 | #4,201 | 5 |
| 1925 | #1,136 | 46 | #4,197 | 5 |
| 1924 | #1,244 | 41 | #2,347 | 13 |
| 1923 | #1,174 | 43 | #3,175 | 8 |
| 1922 | #1,207 | 41 | #4,307 | 5 |
| 1921 | #1,148 | 44 | — | |
| 1920 | #1,233 | 39 | — | |
| 1919 | #1,090 | 45 | #3,391 | 7 |
| 1918 | #1,203 | 39 | — | |
| 1917 | #1,183 | 37 | #2,956 | 8 |
| 1916 | #1,246 | 33 | #2,389 | 11 |
| 1915 | #1,153 | 35 | #3,392 | 6 |
| 1914 | #1,262 | 24 | — | |
| 1913 | #1,120 | 24 | #2,496 | 6 |
| 1912 | #1,117 | 22 | #2,269 | 6 |
| 1911 | #932 | 22 | — | |
| 1910 | #970 | 20 | — | |
| 1909 | #909 | 20 | — | |
| 1908 | #882 | 20 | — | |
| 1907 | #898 | 18 | — | |
| 1906 | #917 | 16 | — | |
| 1905 | #1,298 | 9 | #1,233 | 5 |
| 1904 | #1,092 | 11 | — | |
| 1903 | #1,137 | 10 | — | |
| 1902 | #1,219 | 9 | #1,137 | 5 |
| 1901 | #1,067 | 10 | — | |
| 1900 | #1,106 | 12 | — | |
| 1899 | #1,099 | 9 | — | |
| 1898 | #963 | 13 | — | |
| 1897 | #1,555 | 5 | — | |
| 1896 | #1,292 | 7 | — | |
| 1895 | #932 | 12 | — | |
| 1894 | #1,061 | 9 | — | |
| 1893 | #901 | 11 | — | |
| 1892 | #1,085 | 8 | — | |
| 1891 | #1,332 | 5 | — | |
| 1890 | #940 | 9 | — | |
| 1889 | #1,279 | 5 | — | |
| 1888 | #1,136 | 6 | — | |
| 1887 | — | — | ||
| 1886 | #897 | 7 | — | |
| 1885 | — | — | ||
| 1884 | #731 | 9 | — | |
| 1883 | — | — | ||
| 1882 | — | — | ||
| 1881 | — | — | ||
| 1880 | — | — | ||
The first year at least five girls were named Gennie! It came in at #731, and was given to 9 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1885, when fewer than 5 girls a year got the name.
Where Gennie is popular in 1915
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- South Carolina#289 · 1 in 2,497
- North Carolina#440 · 1 in 4,829
- Alabama#465 · 1 in 4,655
- Georgia#502 · 1 in 5,804
Best ever in a state: #289 in South Carolina, 1915.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Carolina | #289 | 7 | 1 in 2,497 |
| North Carolina | #440 | 6 | 1 in 4,829 |
| Alabama | #465 | 5 | 1 in 4,655 |
| Georgia | #502 | 5 | 1 in 5,804 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Arizona | — | — | — |
| Arkansas | — | — | — |
| California | — | — | — |
| Colorado | — | — | — |
| Connecticut | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
| Florida | — | — | — |
| Hawaii | — | — | — |
| Idaho | — | — | — |
| Illinois | — | — | — |
| Indiana | — | — | — |
| Iowa | — | — | — |
| Kansas | — | — | — |
| Kentucky | — | — | — |
| Louisiana | — | — | — |
| Maine | — | — | — |
| Maryland | — | — | — |
| Massachusetts | — | — | — |
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| New Hampshire | — | — | — |
| New Jersey | — | — | — |
| New Mexico | — | — | — |
| New York | — | — | — |
| North Dakota | — | — | — |
| Ohio | — | — | — |
| Oklahoma | — | — | — |
| Oregon | — | — | — |
| Pennsylvania | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| South Dakota | — | — | — |
| Tennessee | — | — | — |
| Texas | — | — | — |
| Utah | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| Virginia | — | — | — |
| Washington | — | — | — |
| West Virginia | — | — | — |
| Wisconsin | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
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 Gennie
- Not published in 2025; last seen 2002
- Biggest jump: 592 spots in 1898 (#1,555 → #963)
- Biggest drop: 392 spots in 1891 (#940 → #1,332)
- Debuted 1884
- Peaked 1884 at #731 (9 births)
- Births halved by 1885, 1 yr later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 12 yrs · run 1906–1911
- Highest: 1 in 14,335 girls born in 1884 were named Gennie (0.01%)
- Latest: 1 in 359,376 girls born in 2002 (0.00%)
- 16.7% of all girls named Gennie (425) were born in this decade
- The majority has never changed
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 27 | #731 (1884) | #1,011 |
| 1890s | 88 | #901 (1893) | #1,116 |
| 1900s | 135 | #882 (1908) | #1,053 |
| 1910s | 301 | #932 (1911) | #1,128 |
| 1920s | 425 | #1,061 (1928) | #1,182 |
| 1930s | 330 | #1,127 (1931) | #1,281 |
| 1940s | 368 | #1,117 (1941) | #1,410 |
| 1950s | 308 | #1,424 (1953) | #1,937 |
| 1960s | 203 | #2,210 (1962) | #2,891 |
| 1970s | 156 | #2,747 (1972) | #4,259 |
| 1980s | 139 | #3,436 (1981) | #5,613 |
| 1990s | 56 | #6,465 (1990) | #10,251 |
| 2000s | 5 | #15,432 (2002) | #15,432 |
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.
Gennie in 1915
Top girls' names in 1915
Top boys' names in 1915
More about 1915
girls
983,852 girls got a published name in 1915; 1 in 28,110 of them was named Gennie, which outranked 76.8% of the 4,967 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #1,140Olevia36
- #1,140Rossie36
- #1,140Wava36
- #1,153Gennie35
- #1,153Bettina35
- #1,153Cleola35
- #1,153Corrie35
- #1,173Aldona34
- #1,173Arletta34
- #1,173Capitola34
Tied with 19 names at #1,153; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
848,575 boys got a published name in 1915; 1 in 141,429 of them was named Gennie, which outranked 22.7% of the 4,390 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 30.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #3,082Yates7
- #3,082Younger7
- #3,082Ysabel7
- #3,392Gennie6
- #3,392Acey6
- #3,392Adair6
- #3,392Agustus6
- #3,825Abb5
- #3,825Abert5
- #3,825Abran5
Tied with 432 names at #3,392; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.