Is Genna a boy or girl name?

Genna is a girl’s name. Of the 3,032 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Genna

Recorded 1934–2024 · United States

Genna was most popular in 1986, when 144 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,747 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 3,032 people named Genna.

Genna over time

Births per year. The dot marks Genna’s peak in 1986. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Genna a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Genna is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 3,032 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.

Names that peaked alongside Genna

Where Genna 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