Is Genetta a boy or girl name?

Genetta is a girl’s name. Of the 568 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Genetta

Recorded 1913–1988 · United States

Genetta was most popular in 1958, when 17 American babies were given the name — ranking #4,478 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 568 people named Genetta.

Genetta over time

Births per year. The dot marks Genetta’s peak in 1958. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Genetta a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Genetta is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 568 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org