How Many People Are Named Genita?
An estimated 318 people in the United States have the first name Genita. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 58 years old, and Genita peaked in popularity in 1961 with 18 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Genita 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 Genita paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
318
About 1 in 1,077,844 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
58
years old
Peak Year
1961
18 births
Total Registered
432
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Genita
Genita is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 432 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Genita as a female name
Ranked #11,879 in 1990
6 female births in 1990
Peak: 1961 (18 births)
Genita: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Genita span from the 1920s to the 1990s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 101 babies were registered. Genita has declined significantly from its peak in the 1970s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Genita by Decade
How has Genita 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.
Genita + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Genita as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Genita
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Genita: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Genita?
We estimate approximately 318 people named Genita 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 1,077,844 Americans share this first name.
Is Genita a common name?
Genita is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 79.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 432 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Genita most popular?
Genita reached peak popularity in 1961, when 18 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Genita is approximately 58 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Genita a female name?
Genita is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Genita Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Genita Smith, Genita Johnson, Genita 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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