How Many People Are Named Genny?
An estimated 1,043 people in the United States have the first name Genny. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 53 years old, and Genny peaked in popularity in 1971 with 47 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Genny 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 Genny paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,043
About 1 in 328,624 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
53
years old
Peak Year
1971
47 births
Total Registered
1,300
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Genny
Genny is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,300 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Genny as a female name
Ranked #17,466 in 2013
5 female births in 2013
Peak: 1971 (47 births)
Genny: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Genny span from the 1920s to the 2010s, covering 10 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 278 babies were registered. Genny has declined significantly from its peak in the 1970s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Genny by Decade
How has Genny 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.
Genny by State
Birth registrations for Genny span all 5 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, New York, Ohio. The lowest are in Texas, Illinois, Ohio. On average, about 16 Gennys were registered per state.
Genny + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Genny as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Genny
Other first names starting with G with a similar number of bearers.
Genny: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Genny?
We estimate approximately 1,043 people named Genny 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 328,624 Americans share this first name.
Is Genny a common name?
Genny is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 90.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,300 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Genny most popular?
Genny reached peak popularity in 1971, when 47 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Genny is approximately 53 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Genny a female name?
Genny is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Genny Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Genny Smith, Genny Johnson, Genny 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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