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Girl name

Genny

100% girls · last recorded 2013

Genny has been given to about 1,299 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1971, which makes it a boomer-era name.

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Origin—
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Pronunciation—
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Living in the US≈ 1,157
Median age today54 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Genny per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1971 · 47
  • Born in 20250
  • All time1,299

How popular is Genny?

Its best year was 1971, when 47 babies were given the name, ranking 1861st. The typical living American called Genny is about 54 years old today.

Names that sound like Genny

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Penny0.82
  2. Jenny0.82
  3. Gerry0.72
  4. Gentry0.69
  5. Ginny0.67
  6. Gena0.61
  7. Geri0.57
  8. Gerri0.57

Middle names for Genny

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

Sibling names for Genny

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Rockybrother · 0.76
  2. Jolenesister · 0.73
  3. Rudybrother · 0.71
  4. Laurelsister · 0.70
  5. Claybrother · 0.69
  6. Bridgetsister · 0.68

Where Genny is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Genny Anderson0.77
    2. Genny White0.72
    3. Genny Nguyen0.72
    4. Genny Moore0.72
    5. Genny Hill0.72
    6. Genny Hall0.72

    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 Genny

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. Scotland1974–2020
    3. France1900–2025

    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.