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Girl name

Genette

100% girls · last recorded 2013

Genette has been given to about 606 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1956, which makes it a midcentury name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation—
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 438
Median age today66 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Genette per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1956 · 18
  • Born in 20250
  • All time606

How popular is Genette?

Its best year was 1956, when 18 babies were given the name, ranking 2756th. The typical living American called Genette is about 66 years old today.

Names that sound like Genette

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Jeanette0.76
  2. Evette0.76
  3. Jeannette0.74
  4. Annette0.71
  5. Lynette0.71
  6. Janette0.71
  7. Nanette0.71
  8. Danette0.71

Middle names for Genette

Ranked by flow score
  1. Genette Rose0.87
  2. Genette Marie0.87
  3. Genette Jane0.87
  4. Genette Louise0.87
  5. Genette June0.86
  6. Genette Claire0.86

Sibling names for Genette

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Margosister · 0.69
  2. Ramonasister · 0.69
  3. Ruthiesister · 0.69
  4. Frankieeither · 0.67
  5. Rudybrother · 0.66
  6. Tommybrother · 0.66

Where Genette is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Genette Nguyen0.82
    2. Genette Moore0.82
    3. Genette Hill0.82
    4. Genette Hall0.82
    5. Genette Brown0.82
    6. Genette Young0.79

    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 Genette

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. Scotland1974–2020

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