How Many People Are Named Gena?
An estimated 10,117 people in the United States have the first name Gena. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 53 years old, and Gena peaked in popularity in 1968 with 502 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Gena as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Gena paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
10,117
About 1 in 33,879 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
53
years old
Peak Year
1968
502 births
Total Registered
12,825
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Gena
Gena is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 12,825 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Gena as a female name
Ranked #11,402 in 2024
8 female births in 2024
Peak: 1968 (502 births)
Gena: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Gena span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1960s, when 3,967 babies were registered. Gena has declined significantly from its peak in the 1960s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Gena by Decade
How has Gena tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Gena by State
Birth registrations for Gena span all 41 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Illinois. The lowest are in South Dakota, North Dakota, Montana. On average, about 211 Genas were registered per state.
Gena + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Gena as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Gena
Other first names starting with G with a similar number of bearers.
Gena: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Gena?
We estimate approximately 10,117 people named Gena are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 33,879 Americans share this first name.
Is Gena a common name?
Gena is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 97.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 12,825 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Gena most popular?
Gena reached peak popularity in 1968, when 502 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Gena is approximately 53 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Gena a female name?
Gena is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Gena Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Gena Smith, Gena Johnson, Gena Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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