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Genise

100% girls · last recorded 2009

Genise has been given to about 922 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1960, which makes it a boomer-era name.

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Living in the US≈ 856
Median age today55 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Genise per year · US Social Security Administration
18802025
  • Peak year1960 · 39
  • Born in 20250
  • All time922

How popular is Genise?

Its best year was 1960, when 39 babies were given the name, ranking 1818th. The typical living American called Genise is about 55 years old today.

Names that sound like Genise

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Denise0.88
  2. Denisse0.85
  3. Elise0.75
  4. Cherise0.68
  5. Elyse0.67
  6. Annelise0.63
  7. Eloise0.59
  8. Reese0.57

Middle names for Genise

Ranked by flow score
  1. Genise Catherine0.84
  2. Genise Josephine0.84
  3. Genise Marie0.83
  4. Genise Jane0.83
  5. Genise June0.82
  6. Genise Claire0.82

Sibling names for Genise

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Rockybrother · 0.73
  2. Claybrother · 0.68
  3. Barronbrother · 0.67
  4. Jolenesister · 0.67
  5. Laurelsister · 0.67
  6. Angiesister · 0.67

Where Genise is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Genise White0.78
    2. Genise Nguyen0.78
    3. Genise Moore0.78
    4. Genise Hill0.78
    5. Genise Hall0.78
    6. Genise Brown0.78

    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 Genise

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

    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.