Is Gennie a boy or girl name?

Gennie is mostly a girl’s name. Of the 2,740 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 92.7% were girls and 7.3% were boys.

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Gennie

Recorded 1884–2002 · United States

Gennie was most popular in 1928, when 55 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,824 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,740 people named Gennie.

Gennie over time

Births per year. The dot marks Gennie’s peak in 1928. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Gennie a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Gennie is mostly a girl’s name — 92.7% of the 2,740 Americans given it were girls and 7.3% 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.

Names that peaked alongside Gennie

Where Gennie 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