Genie
Genie was the 13784th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 6 babies. Its best year was 1883, when it ranked 549th; the most babies were born in 1982 (69). Over the last ten years it has moved down 4,639 places. More babies were named Genie in the 1940s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #13,784 girls, up 2,138 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 6girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 198269 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,910babies recorded
Genie popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 173 since 1889.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #13,784 | 6 |
| 2020 | #15,922 | 5 |
| 2010 | — | — |
| 2000 | #12,237 | 7 |
| 1990 | #4,283 | 23 |
| 1980 | #2,292 | 43 |
| 1970 | #2,666 | 27 |
| 1960 | #1,732 | 43 |
| 1950 | #1,460 | 40 |
| 1940 | #1,761 | 21 |
| 1930 | #2,469 | 13 |
| 1920 | #2,794 | 12 |
| 1910 | #1,370 | 12 |
| 1900 | #1,490 | 8 |
| 1890 | #678 | 16 |
| 1880 | #866 | 5 |
How popular is Genie, counting every spelling?
Genie has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Genie?
6 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Genie (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Genie born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 1,368 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Genie.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Genie?
About 1,700 people born in the US named Genie are alive today, with a median age of 56; half are between 43 and 70. That makes Genie a name most people associate with older generations.
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.
Genie by state
How common Genie was among girls born in each state in 1980–1984, around its peak. In 45 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Genie: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Genie, they share its era and feel.
Genie is also a nickname for Eugenia.
Questions about the name Genie
How popular is the name Genie?
Genie was the 13784th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 6 babies. Its best year was 1883, when it ranked 549th; the most babies were born in 1982 (69). Over the last ten years it has moved down 4,639 places. More babies were named Genie in the 1940s than in any other decade.
Is Genie a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Genie in the US.
Where was Genie most popular?
In 1980–1984, Genie was most common in Florida (0.04 per 1,000 girls), followed by North Carolina and California.