Geena
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- JEE-na
- Origin
- Italian
Geena is a girls' name of Italian origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Geena come from?
Italian: spelling of Gina, a short form of names like Georgina and Luigina
Is Geena a girl's or a boy's name?
Geena is a girls' name.
How popular is Geena in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1997, with 16 girls.
Half of all the girls named Geena in the UK since 1996 were born between 1997 and 2004. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Geena in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 6 | #3,715 |
| 2009 | 4 | #4,795 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 6 | #3,396 |
| 2006 | 3 | #5,259 |
| 2005 | 5 | #3,543 |
| 2004 | 5 | #3,356 |
| 2003 | 9 | #2,109 |
| 2002 | 10 | #1,874 |
| 2001 | 8 | #2,150 |
| 2000 | 7 | #2,304 |
| 1999 | 6 | #2,559 |
| 1998 | 6 | #2,535 |
| 1997 | 16 | #1,278 |
| 1996 | 15 | #1,309 |
How popular is Geena in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1994, with 163 girls. It first appears in the records in 1956.
Half of all the girls named Geena in the US since 1880 were born between 1992 and 2000, the years shaded on the chart below.
Geena in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 8 | #11,611 |
| 2016 | 7 | #12,871 |
| 2015 | 8 | #11,830 |
| 2014 | 8 | #11,925 |
| 2013 | 12 | #9,031 |
| 2012 | 7 | #13,477 |
| 2011 | 8 | #12,146 |
| 2010 | 7 | #13,442 |
| 2009 | 8 | #12,423 |
| 2008 | 12 | #9,472 |
| 2007 | 23 | #5,891 |
| 2006 | 32 | #4,462 |
| 2005 | 19 | #6,240 |
| 2004 | 30 | #4,488 |
| 2003 | 35 | #3,865 |
| 2002 | 49 | #2,972 |
| 2001 | 71 | #2,255 |
| 2000 | 67 | #2,302 |
| 1999 | 61 | #2,402 |
| 1998 | 68 | #2,121 |
| 1997 | 72 | #1,980 |
| 1996 | 85 | #1,750 |
| 1995 | 116 | #1,407 |
| 1994 | 163 | #1,098 |
| 1993 | 121 | #1,356 |
| 1992 | 117 | #1,399 |
| 1991 | 95 | #1,593 |
| 1990 | 68 | #1,984 |
| 1989 | 79 | #1,713 |
| 1988 | 17 | #4,835 |
| 1987 | 14 | #5,307 |
| 1986 | 21 | #3,888 |
| 1985 | 20 | #3,982 |
| 1984 | 7 | #8,149 |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 5 | #7,994 |
| 1969 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 9 | #4,538 |
| 1962 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 5 | #5,951 |
Names like Geena
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Kiara Keira Jessica Hannah Cara Hana Emma Anya Isha Sienna Jasmine Francesca
Names related to Geena
More Italian names
Aria Enzo Bella Gemma Ariyah Milani Ariya Armani Bianca Siena Ariah Capri Kara Emiliana Jemma Alfredo
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Geena: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/geena, updated 20 October 2026.