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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Genny

Genny was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1959, when it ranked 1804th; the most babies were born in 1971 (47). More babies were named Genny in the 1970s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedgirls
Babies in 2025
0girls
Girls and boys
No babies recorded in the last five years2021–2025
Peak year
197147 babies
Total since 1880
1,299babies recorded

Genny 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——
2010——
2000#9,41110
1990#5,12818
1980#3,15227
1970#3,34519
1960#2,16229
1950#2,95413
1940#4,0396
1930——
1920——
1910——
1900——
1890——
1880——

How popular is Genny, counting every spelling?

Genny has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Genny?

About 1,100 people born in the US named Genny are alive today, with a median age of 53; half are between 43 and 65. That makes Genny 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.

Genny by state

How common Genny was among girls born in each state in 1969–1973, around its peak. In 50 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: fewer than 5 a yearNY–Massachusetts: 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: 0.02 per 1,000 babiesCA0.02Utah: 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, Genny, girls, 1969–1973. Darker means more common.

Names with a similar history

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

Genny is also a nickname for Genevieve.

Questions about the name Genny

How popular is the name Genny?

Genny was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1959, when it ranked 1804th; the most babies were born in 1971 (47). More babies were named Genny in the 1970s than in any other decade.

Is Genny a boy or girl name?

No babies were given the name in 2021–2025. Historically it was given to 1,299 girls and 0 boys.

Where was Genny most popular?

In 1969–1973, Genny was most common in California (0.02 per 1,000 girls).