Girl · #6,767 in 2026

Gennett

Name: Popularity of the name Gennett in U.S. births, 1880–2026
Creator: U.S. Social Security Administration
License: https://www.ssa.gov/foia/
Keywords: Gennett, baby name, popularity, U.S., SSA, rankings

Gennett Records was an American record company and label in Richmond, Indiana, United States, which flourished in the 1920s and produced the Gennett, Starr, Champion, Superior, and Van Speaking labels. The company also produced some Supertone, Silvertone, and Challenge records under contract.

Current Rank

#6,767

Peak Rank

#3,875 (1927)

Total Babies

5-Yr Trend

Stable

1913

First Year

1964

Last Year

1927

Peak Year

#3875

Peak Rank

Total Count

Years Active

Meaning & Origin of Gennett

What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.

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Origin & history

Gennett Records was founded in Richmond, Indiana , by the Starr Piano Company in 1917. By the late 1930s, the label had produced more than 16,000 masters . The company had produced early recordings under the green or blue Starr Records label as early as 1915. The new Gennett label was named after Harry, Fred, and Clarence Gennett, brothers and joint managers, and was an attempt to distinguish the label from its parent company and widen distribution beyond Starr piano stores. Early record pressings were outsourced but by October 1917, Starr Valley - home to the Starr Piano manufacturing campus

The Story of Gennett

Gennett first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1913, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1927: 7 births, good for #3,875 nationwide. About 37% of every Gennett on record arrived during the 1940s, its defining decade. Gennett last appeared in the published SSA data in 1964, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 83 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1910s to the 2020s.

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Names that sound like Gennett

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Frequently Asked Questions about Gennett

What does the name Gennett mean?

How popular is Gennett in 2026?

In 2026, Gennett ranks #6,767 among girls' names in the U.S., with 5 babies given the name that year.

When was Gennett most popular?

Gennett reached its peak popularity in 1927, ranking #3,875 that year with 7 babies given the name.

Is Gennett a unisex name?

In U.S. Social Security records, Gennett is primarily a girl's name. We don't have meaningful data for it as a boy's name.

What names go well with Gennett?

Names that share a similar style or popularity range with Gennett include Fan, Petronilla, Gervaise. These pairings are based on rank proximity and naming era in U.S. data.

About the name Gennett

Gennett is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1913 and has accumulated 83 births in the dataset. Gennett's peak popularity came in 1927 when it ranked #3,875. Use the chart and map above to compare Gennett'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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