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Gennady

  • Origin Russian
  • Gender Boy
  • Syllables 3
  • Letters 7
  • Births on record 88

Gennady is a boy's name with 3 syllables. In 2022 it was given to 8 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Gennady is a name of Russian origin.
  • Peaked in 2018, when 22 babies were given the name.
  • It has been rising over the past decade.
  • First appears in US birth records in 2015.
  • 3 syllables, with the stress on syllable 2.

Gennady over time

Births per decade in the United States, 2010s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2022, not a full ten years.

65
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Births named Gennady by decade in the United States
Decade Births
2010s 65
2020s (to 2022) 18

How popular is Gennady?

In 2022, Gennady was given to 8 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Gennady is used

France #6,225 5 in 2024
United States #9,514 8 in 2022

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 Gennady

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

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Sibling names for Gennady

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

Common questions about Gennady

How popular is the name Gennady?

In 2022, Gennady was given to 8 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

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

Gennady is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.

How many syllables are in Gennady?

Gennady has 3 syllables.

When was Gennady most popular?

Gennady peaked in 2018, when 22 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.