Gena vs Genevie
American parents have registered 12,824 Genas since 1880, against 2,003 Genevies. But in 2025 it was Genevie that was commoner, 22 babies to fewer than five.
Babies given each name, 1880–2025
Gena Genevie
Each line is every baby given the name that year, girls and boys added together — the only count that means the same thing for both names. A line breaks where the name fell below five babies in a year — the point at which the SSA stops publishing it — rather than being drawn through a figure nobody published. A single published year in a gap shows as a dot.
Who was ahead
Of the 145 years in which either name was published, Gena for 107 years and Genevie for 38 years. The lead changed hands 17 times.
- 1880–1909 Gena ahead
- 1917–1926 Genevie ahead
- 1932–1934 Gena ahead
- 1937–1940 Genevie ahead
- 1941–2007 Gena ahead
- 2008–2025 Genevie ahead
12 shorter spells of a year or two are folded into the spans above rather than listed separately.
Side by side
| Gena | Genevie | |
|---|---|---|
| Total US births | 12,824 | 2,003 |
| Most in one year | 502 | 42 |
| Babies in 2025 | under 5 | 22 |
| Estimated living today | 11,000 | 1,200 |
| Median age today | 54 | 21 |
| Peak year | 1968 | 1923 |
| Best rank | 420th girls | 1,197th girls |
| Rank in 2025 | unranked | 5,554th |
| First recorded | 1880 | 1907 |
| Girls / boys | 12,824 / 0 | 2,003 / 0 |
A rank is a position within one sex’s list for one year, so the two rank rows are not subtracted from one another and the winning column is not marked on them. The living figure is a life-table estimate, not a count.
Which name is older
Half of the Genas alive today are over 54; half the Genevies are over 21. That is 33 years between them: two names in use at the same time, worn by two different generations.
Where each one is strongest
- Gena Oklahoma (2.2×), Tennessee (1.7×), Texas (1.6×)
- Genevie California (6.5×), Texas (3.2×), Pennsylvania (0.9×)
How much commoner the name is in that state than it is nationally, from births recorded since 1910.
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Social Security Administration birth records, 1880–2025, public domain. Full histories: Gena and Genevie.