How Many People Are Named Gennie?
An estimated 980 people in the United States have the first name Gennie. It is predominantly female (92.7%). The average bearer is 64 years old, and Gennie peaked in popularity in 1928 with 55 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Gennie 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 Gennie paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
980
About 1 in 349,749 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
92.7% confidence
Average Age
64
years old
Peak Year
1928
55 births
Total Registered
2,740
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Gennie
Gennie is predominantly female (92.7%), though 199 male births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Gennie as a male name
Ranked #4,249 in 1960
5 male births in 1960
Peak: 1924 (13 births)
Gennie as a female name
Ranked #16,326 in 2002
5 female births in 2002
Peak: 1928 (50 births)
Gennie: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Gennie span from the 1880s to the 2000s, covering 13 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 482 babies were registered. Gennie has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Gennie by Decade
How has Gennie 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.
Gennie by State
Birth registrations for Gennie span all 9 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Georgia, Mississippi, Alabama. The lowest are in Tennessee, Louisiana, Arkansas. On average, about 86 Gennies were registered per state.
Gennie + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Gennie as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Gennie
Other first names starting with G with a similar number of bearers.
Gennie: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Gennie?
We estimate approximately 980 people named Gennie 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 349,749 Americans share this first name.
Is Gennie a common name?
Gennie is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 90% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,740 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Gennie most popular?
Gennie reached peak popularity in 1928, when 55 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Gennie is approximately 64 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Gennie a female name?
Gennie is predominantly female. 92.7% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Gennie Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Gennie Smith, Gennie Johnson, Gennie 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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