Gennady
Gennady, also transcribed Gennadi, Gennadiy, Hennadiy, Hienadzij, Hennady or Henadzi, is a Russian male name. It is derived from the Greek given name Γεννάδιος (Gennadios), latinized Gennadius or Italian Gennaro.
Meaning & Origin of Gennady
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Gennady, also transcribed Gennadi, Gennadiy, Hennadiy, Hienadzij, Hennady or Henadzi, is a Russian male name. It is derived from the Greek given name Γεννάδιος (Gennadios), latinized Gennadius or Italian Gennaro.
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The Story of Gennady
Gennady first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 2015, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2018, when 22 Gennadys were born — ranking #4,473 that year. As of 2026, Gennady ranks #8,981 for baby boys with 8 births, with steady use. In total, more than 83 Gennadys have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2010s through the 2020s.
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Notable people named Gennady
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- Gary Vee (born Gennady Vaynerchuk), American businessman
- Gennadi Bogachyov (1945–2023), Soviet and Russian actor
- Gennadi Bogachyov , Russian footballer
- Gennady Drach (born 1942), Russian scientist
- Gennadi Gagulia (1948–2018), Abkhazian politician
- Gennadi Karponosov , Soviet and Russian Olympic and world champion ice dancer and coach
- Gennadi Simov , Bulgarian cyclist
- Gennadi Sosonko , Russian-born Dutch chess grandmaster
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Names that sound like Gennady
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About the name Gennady
Gennady is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2015 and has accumulated 83 births in the dataset. Gennady's peak popularity came in 2018 when it ranked #4,473. Use the chart and map above to compare Gennady'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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