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Girl name

Gena

/ˈdʒɛnə/ · 100% girls · last recorded 2024

Gena has been given to about 12,824 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1968, which makes it a boomer-era name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈdʒɛnə/
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 11,046
Median age today55 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Gena per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1968 · 502
  • Born in 20250
  • All time12,824

How popular is Gena?

Its best year was 1968, when 502 babies were given the name, ranking 420th. The typical living American called Gena is about 55 years old today.

Names that sound like Gena

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Lena0.81
  2. Glenna0.82
  3. Rena0.81
  4. Dena0.81
  5. Jena0.81
  6. Tena0.81
  7. Zena0.81
  8. Nena0.81

Middle names for Gena

Ranked by flow score
  1. Gena Josephine0.84
  2. Gena Rose0.83
  3. Gena Louise0.83
  4. Gena June0.82
  5. Gena Pearl0.82
  6. Gena Quinn0.82

Sibling names for Gena

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Angiesister · 0.85
  2. Heidisister · 0.83
  3. Larasister · 0.82
  4. Troybrother · 0.82
  5. Wadebrother · 0.81
  6. Rockybrother · 0.81

Where Gena is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Gena White0.78
    2. Gena Reyes0.78
    3. Gena Nguyen0.78
    4. Gena Moore0.78
    5. Gena Lee0.78
    6. Gena Hill0.78

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Gena

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. Scotland1974–2020
    4. France1900–2025
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.