girl's name

Genna

  • Gender Girl
  • Syllables 2
  • Letters 5
  • Popularity Uncommon
  • Births on record 3,606

Ireland

#485

1985 births

Genna is a girl's name with 2 syllables. In 2024 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

  • Peaked in 1986, when 144 babies were given the name.
  • It has been falling over the past decade.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1934.
  • 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.

Genna over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1930s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2024, not a full ten years.

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'30 '40 '50 '60 '70 '80 '90 '00 '10 '20
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Births named Genna by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1930s 11
1940s 6
1950s 43
1960s 138
1970s 228
1980s 891
1990s 868
2000s 650
2010s 163
2020s (to 2024) 34

How popular is Genna?

In 2024, Genna was given to 5 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

Where Genna is used

Ireland #485 4 in 1985
Scotland #604 4 in 1998
Canada #2,572 6 in 2004
France #3,019 10 in 2025
England & Wales #4,408 5 in 2010
United States #16,368 5 in 2024

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 Genna

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

Parents who like Genna also like

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

Sibling names for Genna

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

Common questions about Genna

How popular is the name Genna?

In 2024, Genna was given to 5 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

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

Genna is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

How many syllables are in Genna?

Genna has 2 syllables.

When was Genna most popular?

Genna peaked in 1986, when 144 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.

Is Genna a good name?

That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Genna currently ranks #3,019 in the United States. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.