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% male / 100% female · 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