Is Genette a boy or girl name?

Genette is a girl’s name. Of the 606 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Genette

Recorded 1911–2013 · United States

Genette was most popular in 1956, when 18 American babies were given the name — ranking #4,318 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 606 people named Genette.

Genette over time

Births per year. The dot marks Genette’s peak in 1956. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Genette a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Genette is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 606 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