Genya
Genya is a village in Dryanovo Municipality, in Gabrovo Province, in northern central Bulgaria.
- Russian
Meaning & Origin of Genya
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Genya is a village in Dryanovo Municipality, in Gabrovo Province, in northern central Bulgaria.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Russian
The Story of Genya
American parents first put Genya on the record books as a baby girl name in 1970, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1970, when 5 Genyas were born — ranking #7,996 that year. The 1970s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 40% of all recorded Genyas. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2007 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 25 Genyas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Genya
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About the name Genya
Genya is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1970 and has accumulated 25 births in the dataset. Genya's peak popularity came in 1970 when it ranked #7,996. Use the chart and map above to compare Genya'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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