How Many People Are Named Genetta?
An estimated 273 people in the United States have the first name Genetta. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 66 years old, and Genetta peaked in popularity in 1958 with 17 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Genetta 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 Genetta paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 66, Genetta is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1970.
Estimated Living Americans
273
About 1 in 1,255,510 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
66
years old
Peak Year
1958
17 births
Total Registered
568
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Genetta
Genetta is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 568 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Genetta as a female name
Ranked #10,803 in 1988
6 female births in 1988
Peak: 1958 (17 births)
Genetta: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Genetta span from the 1910s to the 1980s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1950s, when 102 babies were registered. While Genetta is less common than at its peak in the 1950s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Genetta by Decade
How has Genetta 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.
Genetta + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Genetta as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Genetta
Other first names starting with G with a similar number of bearers.
Genetta: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Genetta?
We estimate approximately 273 people named Genetta 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 1,255,510 Americans share this first name.
Is Genetta a common name?
Genetta is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 78.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 568 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Genetta most popular?
Genetta reached peak popularity in 1958, when 17 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Genetta is approximately 66 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Genetta a female name?
Genetta is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Genetta Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Genetta Smith, Genetta Johnson, Genetta 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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