Geneen
Harold "Hal" Sydney Geneen, was an American businessman most famous for serving as president of the ITT Corporation.
Meaning & Origin of Geneen
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Harold "Hal" Sydney Geneen, was an American businessman most famous for serving as president of the ITT Corporation.
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The Story of Geneen
Geneen first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1952, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1966, when 15 Geneens were born — ranking #3,267 that year. As of 2026, Geneen ranks #12,959 for baby girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 227 Geneens have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1950s through the 2020s.
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About the name Geneen
Geneen is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1952 and has accumulated 227 births in the dataset. Geneen's peak popularity came in 1966 when it ranked #3,267. Use the chart and map above to compare Geneen'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 .
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