Every name given to a US baby since 1880, ranked year by year — straight from Social Security Administration birth records. 105,966 names · 375,362,447 births · public domain.

Gena

#1,404 most common girls' name of all time · #2,431 across all names · 0% boys / 100% girls · used 1880–2024

Rank among girls
#1,404
Rank overall
#2,431 of 105,966
First appeared
1880 or earlier
Years on the list
142 of 146
All-time
12,824
Since 2016
50
Peak year
1968 #420
Best rank
#420 1968
Girls Boys peak 502/yr
18801900192019401960198020002020

Gena is in the records from the very first year available, so it was almost certainly in use before 1880 — the data simply doesn't go back further.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2024 8 — 8 #11,130
2021 5 — 5 #15,259
2020 7 — 7 #12,151
2019 6 — 6 #13,807
2018 7 — 7 #12,472
2017 7 — 7 #12,721
2016 10 — 10 #10,119
2015 14 — 14 #8,013
2014 10 — 10 #10,135
2013 16 — 16 #7,377
2012 15 — 15 #7,809
2011 16 — 16 #7,439
2010 16 — 16 #7,519
2009 21 — 21 #6,323
2008 28 — 28 #5,145
2007 30 — 30 #4,811
2006 22 — 22 #5,911
2005 30 — 30 #4,489
2004 36 — 36 #3,899
2003 43 — 43 #3,350
2002 39 — 39 #3,464
2001 51 — 51 #2,846
2000 68 — 68 #2,279
1999 47 — 47 #2,855
1998 51 — 51 #2,652
1997 68 — 68 #2,072
1996 63 — 63 #2,152
1995 60 — 60 #2,218
1994 71 — 71 #1,972
1993 98 — 98 #1,570
1992 104 — 104 #1,508
1991 96 — 96 #1,584
1990 107 — 107 #1,457
1989 126 — 126 #1,252
1988 128 — 128 #1,181
1987 152 — 152 #1,017
1986 149 — 149 #1,021
1985 173 — 173 #913
1984 202 — 202 #793
1983 171 — 171 #887
1982 189 — 189 #829
1981 212 — 212 #768
1980 209 — 209 #785
1979 267 — 267 #654
1978 264 — 264 #631
1977 297 — 297 #582
1976 268 — 268 #598
1975 361 — 361 #496
1974 284 — 284 #567
1973 313 — 313 #535
1972 363 — 363 #490
1971 396 — 396 #485
1970 401 — 401 #497
1969 389 — 389 #494
1968 502 — 502 #420
1967 486 — 486 #423
1966 411 — 411 #467
1965 325 — 325 #530
1964 459 — 459 #455
1963 458 — 458 #451
1962 398 — 398 #485
1961 272 — 272 #618
1960 267 — 267 #614
1959 197 — 197 #712
1958 197 — 197 #701
1957 166 — 166 #780
1956 167 — 167 #752
1955 158 — 158 #754
1954 83 — 83 #1,076
1953 73 — 73 #1,134
1952 70 — 70 #1,130
1951 60 — 60 #1,204
1950 62 — 62 #1,173
1949 53 — 53 #1,252
1948 61 — 61 #1,145
1947 53 — 53 #1,243
1946 34 — 34 #1,509
1945 30 — 30 #1,486
1944 23 — 23 #1,743
1943 36 — 36 #1,369
1942 25 — 25 #1,668
1941 19 — 19 #1,887
1940 15 — 15 #2,111
1939 18 — 18 #1,884
1938 15 — 15 #2,118
1937 9 — 9 #2,944
1936 21 — 21 #1,640
1935 16 — 16 #2,007
1934 22 — 22 #1,605
1933 28 — 28 #1,367
1932 29 — 29 #1,385
1931 19 — 19 #1,803
1930 33 — 33 #1,322
1929 26 — 26 #1,526
1928 24 — 24 #1,683
1927 32 — 32 #1,424
1926 23 — 23 #1,773
1925 30 — 30 #1,506
1924 29 — 29 #1,570
1923 36 — 36 #1,305
1922 30 — 30 #1,508
1921 33 — 33 #1,411
1920 26 — 26 #1,629
1919 32 — 32 #1,369
1918 22 — 22 #1,756
1917 25 — 25 #1,508
1916 36 — 36 #1,190
1915 32 — 32 #1,231
1914 15 — 15 #1,740
1913 19 — 19 #1,308
1912 13 — 13 #1,540
1911 17 — 17 #1,074
1910 8 — 8 #1,775
1909 6 — 6 #1,959
1908 11 — 11 #1,266
1907 11 — 11 #1,207
1906 7 — 7 #1,557
1905 15 — 15 #969
1904 8 — 8 #1,368
1903 14 — 14 #933
1902 11 — 11 #1,076
1901 13 — 13 #922
1900 21 — 21 #805
1899 11 — 11 #985
1898 9 — 9 #1,173
1897 9 — 9 #1,094
1896 15 — 15 #846
1895 16 — 16 #792
1894 12 — 12 #905
1893 14 — 14 #794
1892 21 — 21 #619
1891 21 — 21 #579
1890 15 — 15 #702
1889 12 — 12 #762
1888 14 — 14 #695
1887 14 — 14 #614
1886 13 — 13 #638
1885 11 — 11 #663
1884 10 — 10 #688
1883 5 — 5 #921
1882 12 — 12 #541
1880 11 — 11 #529