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Girl name

Gennell

100% girls · last recorded 1980

Gennell has been given to about 179 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1943, which makes it a midcentury name.

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Living in the US≈ 134
Median age today74 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Gennell per year · US Social Security Administration
18802025
  • Peak year1943 · 10
  • Born in 20250
  • All time179

How popular is Gennell?

Its best year was 1943, when 10 babies were given the name, ranking 3119th. The typical living American called Gennell is about 74 years old today.

Names that sound like Gennell

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Vernell0.76
  2. Kendell0.76
  3. Jewell0.69
  4. Gaynell0.69
  5. Nell0.62
  6. Janell0.62
  7. Geneva0.58
  8. Estell0.58

Middle names for Gennell

Ranked by flow score
  1. Gennell Anne0.81
  2. Gennell Catherine0.78
  3. Gennell Josephine0.78
  4. Gennell Rose0.77
  5. Gennell Marie0.77
  6. Gennell Eve0.77

Sibling names for Gennell

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Margosister · 0.59
  2. Ruthiesister · 0.58
  3. Ronaldbrother · 0.58
  4. Judithsister · 0.58
  5. Waynebrother · 0.55
  6. Tommybrother · 0.55

Where Gennell is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Gennell Anderson0.77
    2. Gennell White0.72
    3. Gennell Nguyen0.72
    4. Gennell Moore0.72
    5. Gennell Brown0.72
    6. Gennell Young0.69

    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 Gennell

    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.