Is Genia a boy or girl name?

Genia is a girl’s name. Of the 1,673 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Genia

Recorded 1886–2020 · United States

Genia was most popular in 1964, when 57 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,407 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,673 people named Genia.

Genia over time

Births per year. The dot marks Genia’s peak in 1964. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Genia a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Genia is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 1,673 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% 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