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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Genelle

Genelle was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1923, when it ranked 1536th; the most babies were born in 1981 (36). More babies were named Genelle in the 1980s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedgirls
Babies in 2025
0girls
Girls and boys
Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
Peak year
198136 babies
Total since 1880
1,756babies recorded

Genelle popularity since 1880

012.52537.550 1900192019401960198020002020
Girls Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.
YearRank (girls)Babies (girls)
2025——
2020#11,4418
2010#17,9205
2000#11,0808
1990#5,36517
1980#3,43624
1970#3,24120
1960#3,99611
1950#2,47817
1940#2,23214
1930#2,46813
1920#2,39415
1910——
1900——
1890——
1880——

How popular is Genelle, counting every spelling?

Genelle has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Genelle?

About 1,200 people born in the US named Genelle are alive today, with a median age of 47; half are between 33 and 63. That makes Genelle mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.

0–910–1920–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970–7980–8990+
Estimated people alive in the US with the name, by age, mid-2026. The darker bar holds the median age.

Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.

Genelle by state

How common Genelle was among girls born in each state in 1979–1983, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in California (1.6×). In 49 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.

Alaska: fewer than 5 a yearAK–Maine: fewer than 5 a yearME–Wisconsin: fewer than 5 a yearWI–Vermont: fewer than 5 a yearVT–New Hampshire: fewer than 5 a yearNH–Washington: fewer than 5 a yearWA–Idaho: fewer than 5 a yearID–Montana: fewer than 5 a yearMT–North Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearND–Minnesota: fewer than 5 a yearMN–Illinois: fewer than 5 a yearIL–Michigan: fewer than 5 a yearMI–New York: 0.01 per 1,000 babiesNY0.01Massachusetts: fewer than 5 a yearMA–Oregon: fewer than 5 a yearOR–Nevada: fewer than 5 a yearNV–Wyoming: fewer than 5 a yearWY–South Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearSD–Iowa: fewer than 5 a yearIA–Indiana: fewer than 5 a yearIN–Ohio: fewer than 5 a yearOH–Pennsylvania: fewer than 5 a yearPA–New Jersey: fewer than 5 a yearNJ–Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesCA0.03Utah: fewer than 5 a yearUT–Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: fewer than 5 a yearMO–Kentucky: fewer than 5 a yearKY–West Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearWV–Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearVA–Maryland: fewer than 5 a yearMD–Delaware: fewer than 5 a yearDE–Arizona: fewer than 5 a yearAZ–New Mexico: fewer than 5 a yearNM–Kansas: fewer than 5 a yearKS–Arkansas: fewer than 5 a yearAR–Tennessee: fewer than 5 a yearTN–North Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearNC–South Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearSC–District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: fewer than 5 a yearOK–Louisiana: fewer than 5 a yearLA–Mississippi: fewer than 5 a yearMS–Alabama: fewer than 5 a yearAL–Georgia: fewer than 5 a yearGA–Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: fewer than 5 a yearTX–Florida: fewer than 5 a yearFL–
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Genelle, girls, 1979–1983. Darker means more common.

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These names rose and fell in step with Genelle: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Genelle, they share its era and feel.

Questions about the name Genelle

How popular is the name Genelle?

Genelle was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1923, when it ranked 1536th; the most babies were born in 1981 (36). More babies were named Genelle in the 1980s than in any other decade.

Is Genelle a boy or girl name?

In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Genelle in the US.

Where was Genelle most popular?

In 1979–1983, Genelle was most common in California (0.03 per 1,000 girls), followed by New York and New York.