girl's name

Genia

  • Origin Italian
  • Gender Girl
  • Letters 5
  • Births on record 1,818

Genia is a girl's name. In 2020 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Genia is a name of Italian origin.
  • Peaked in 1964, when 57 babies were given the name.
  • It has been falling over the past decade.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1886.

Genia over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1880s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2020, not a full ten years.

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'80 '90 '00 '10 '20 '30 '40 '50 '60 '70 '80 '90 '00 '10 '20
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Births named Genia by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1880s 5
1890s 6
1900s 24
1910s 53
1920s 45
1930s 48
1940s 95
1950s 233
1960s 463
1970s 357
1980s 176
1990s 76
2000s 81
2010s 6
2020s (to 2020) 5

How popular is Genia?

In 2020, Genia was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Genia is used

France #2,743 5 in 1987
United States #15,325 5 in 2020

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Genia

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Genia also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Genia over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Genia

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Genia — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Genia

How popular is the name Genia?

In 2020, Genia was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Genia a girl's or a boy's name?

Genia is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

When was Genia most popular?

Genia peaked in 1964, when 57 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.