Geena
Geena is a name with a single cultural origin: English.
- English
Meaning & Origin of Geena
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Geena is a name with a single cultural origin: English.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Geena
American parents first put Geena on the record books as a baby girl name in 1956, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1994, when 163 Geenas were born — ranking #1,100 that year. The 1990s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 62% of all recorded Geenas. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2017 (8 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 2K Geenas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1950s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Geena
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Names that sound like Geena
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About the name Geena
Geena is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1956 and has accumulated 2K births in the dataset. Geena's peak popularity came in 1994 when it ranked #1,100. Use the chart and map above to compare Geena's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.