How Many People Are Named Genette?
An estimated 353 people in the United States have the first name Genette. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 62 years old, and Genette peaked in popularity in 1956 with 18 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Genette 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 Genette paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
353
About 1 in 970,975 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
62
years old
Peak Year
1956
18 births
Total Registered
606
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Genette
Genette is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 606 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Genette as a female name
Ranked #17,464 in 2013
5 female births in 2013
Peak: 1956 (18 births)
Genette: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Genette span from the 1910s to the 2010s, covering 9 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1960s, when 117 babies were registered. Genette has declined significantly from its peak in the 1960s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Genette by Decade
How has Genette 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.
Genette by State
Genette + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Genette as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Genette
Other first names starting with G with a similar number of bearers.
Genette: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Genette?
We estimate approximately 353 people named Genette 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 970,975 Americans share this first name.
Is Genette a common name?
Genette is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 81% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 606 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Genette most popular?
Genette reached peak popularity in 1956, when 18 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Genette is approximately 62 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Genette a female name?
Genette is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Genette Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Genette Smith, Genette Johnson, Genette 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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