Genelda

JEH-nehl-duh /ˈdʒɛnɛldə/
girl 3 syllables fading

Genelda is a very rare girls' name that was most common in the 1940s and has all but disappeared.

Genelda is a girl name. It last appears in U.S. records in 1949. Genelda was first reported in SSA data in 1917 and peaked in 1940 (9 births).

About the name Genelda

PronunciationJEH-nehl-duh /ˈdʒɛnɛldə/
9peak births 1940
1917first in SSA data

Names similar to Genelda

How popular is Genelda?

Girls named Genelda
19171920192519301935194019451949
Girls named Genelda per year hover for count and girls rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1917–1949 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–1949) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here

Genelda total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
19496—#4,880
19436—#4,371
19426—#4,295
19409—#3,051
19397—#3,568
19376—#3,970
19355—#4,460
19306—#4,236
19296—#4,263
19286—#4,384
19256—#4,629
19235—#5,245
19217—#4,179
19205—#5,271
19175—#4,878