Name Legacy

Genie

Recorded 1880–2025 · United States

Genie was most popular in 1982, when 69 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,651 that year. In 2025 it ranked #22,044, with 6 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,910 people named Genie.

Most popular in1982
Rank that year#2,651
Births that year69
Total since 18802,910
Given to94% girls

Genie over time

18802025
Births per year. The dot marks Genie’s peak in 1982. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Genie a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Genie is mostly a girl’s name — 94.0% of the 2,910 Americans given it were girls and 6.0% 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.

Names that peaked alongside Genie

Where Genie is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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