Genie
Jinn, also romanized as djinn or anglicized as genies, are supernatural beings in ancient Arabian religion and Islam. Like humans, they are accountable for their deeds and can be either believers (Mu'minun) or unbelievers (kuffar), depending on whether they accept God's guidance.
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Meaning & Origin of Genie
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Jinn, also romanized as djinn or anglicized as genies, are supernatural beings in ancient Arabian religion and Islam. Like humans, they are accountable for their deeds and can be either believers (Mu'minun) or unbelievers (kuffar), depending on whether they accept God's guidance.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
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The Story of Genie
As a girl name
American parents first put Genie on the record books as a girl name in 1880, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1982, when 69 Genies were born — ranking #1,653 that year. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2024 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 3K Genies have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Genie first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1889, with 6 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1926: 11 births, good for #2,566 nationwide. The 1920s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 34% of all recorded Genies. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 1951 (6 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 173 Genies have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Genie
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Genie. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Names that sound like Genie
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About the name Genie
Genie is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1880 and has accumulated 3K births in the dataset. Genie's peak popularity came in 1982 when it ranked #1,653. Use the chart and map above to compare Genie'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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