Genelle
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- juh-NEL
- Origin
- Modern
Genelle is a girls' name of Modern origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Genelle mean?
Modern: Gene or Jean plus the French ending -elle
A modern name formed from Gene or Jean plus the French ending -elle, like Janelle.
Is Genelle a girl's or a boy's name?
Genelle is a girls' name.
How popular is Genelle in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1981, with 36 girls. It first appears in the records in 1904.
Half of all the girls named Genelle in the US since 1880 were born between 1939 and 1986, the years shaded on the chart below.
Genelle in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 9 | #10,307 |
| 2022 | 9 | #10,377 |
| 2021 | 5 | #15,246 |
| 2020 | 8 | #11,085 |
| 2019 | 9 | #10,467 |
| 2018 | 7 | #12,459 |
| 2017 | 9 | #10,685 |
| 2016 | 5 | #16,210 |
| 2015 | 7 | #13,001 |
| 2014 | 12 | #8,961 |
| 2013 | 14 | #8,131 |
| 2012 | 13 | #8,628 |
| 2011 | 11 | #9,719 |
| 2010 | 5 | #16,985 |
| 2009 | 10 | #10,675 |
| 2008 | 12 | #9,472 |
| 2007 | 12 | #9,535 |
| 2006 | 9 | #11,412 |
| 2005 | 12 | #8,878 |
| 2004 | 10 | #9,887 |
| 2003 | 11 | #9,043 |
| 2002 | 13 | #7,810 |
| 2001 | 9 | #10,095 |
| 2000 | 8 | #10,738 |
| 1999 | 7 | #11,378 |
| 1998 | 7 | #11,132 |
| 1997 | 16 | #5,864 |
| 1996 | 15 | #6,059 |
| 1995 | 17 | #5,434 |
| 1994 | 12 | #7,091 |
| 1993 | 19 | #4,992 |
| 1992 | 16 | #5,711 |
| 1991 | 24 | #4,202 |
| 1990 | 17 | #5,281 |
| 1989 | 14 | #5,830 |
| 1988 | 18 | #4,648 |
| 1987 | 21 | #3,980 |
| 1986 | 20 | #4,026 |
| 1985 | 17 | #4,453 |
| 1984 | 21 | #3,725 |
| 1983 | 25 | #3,241 |
| 1982 | 24 | #3,417 |
| 1981 | 36 | #2,563 |
| 1980 | 24 | #3,411 |
| 1979 | 29 | #2,931 |
| 1978 | 30 | #2,741 |
| 1977 | 14 | #4,651 |
| 1976 | 21 | #3,286 |
| 1975 | 20 | #3,403 |
| 1974 | 9 | #5,775 |
| 1973 | 19 | #3,341 |
| 1972 | 25 | #2,747 |
| 1971 | 18 | #3,507 |
| 1970 | 20 | #3,208 |
| 1969 | 19 | #3,101 |
| 1968 | 20 | #2,874 |
| 1967 | 13 | #3,655 |
| 1966 | 17 | #3,039 |
| 1965 | 30 | #2,154 |
| 1964 | 21 | #2,751 |
| 1963 | 17 | #3,065 |
| 1962 | 19 | #2,813 |
| 1961 | 25 | #2,410 |
| 1960 | 11 | #3,919 |
| 1959 | 21 | #2,516 |
| 1958 | 15 | #3,084 |
| 1957 | 15 | #3,032 |
| 1956 | 12 | #3,492 |
| 1955 | 14 | #3,094 |
| 1954 | 21 | #2,377 |
| 1953 | 15 | #2,811 |
| 1952 | 10 | #3,551 |
| 1951 | 21 | #2,181 |
| 1950 | 17 | #2,435 |
| 1949 | 17 | #2,409 |
| 1948 | 11 | #3,136 |
| 1947 | 20 | #2,199 |
| 1946 | 19 | #2,152 |
| 1945 | 17 | #2,059 |
| 1944 | 17 | #2,095 |
| 1943 | 8 | #3,492 |
| 1942 | 14 | #2,415 |
| 1941 | 19 | #1,882 |
| 1940 | 14 | #2,202 |
| 1939 | 17 | #1,947 |
| 1938 | 20 | #1,752 |
| 1937 | 15 | #2,101 |
| 1936 | 14 | #2,153 |
| 1935 | 19 | #1,779 |
| 1934 | 15 | #2,086 |
| 1933 | 19 | #1,773 |
| 1932 | 14 | #2,234 |
| 1931 | 21 | #1,685 |
| 1930 | 13 | #2,424 |
| 1929 | 17 | #2,010 |
| 1928 | 17 | #2,093 |
| 1927 | 20 | #1,934 |
| 1926 | 17 | #2,164 |
| 1925 | 15 | #2,377 |
| 1924 | 16 | #2,307 |
| 1923 | 29 | #1,520 |
| 1922 | 22 | #1,836 |
| 1921 | 20 | #1,988 |
| 1920 | 15 | #2,357 |
| 1919 | 23 | #1,698 |
| 1918 | 14 | #2,375 |
| 1917 | 10 | #2,878 |
| 1916 | 14 | #2,246 |
| 1915 | 10 | #2,687 |
| 1914 | 6 | #3,187 |
| 1913 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 6 | #2,632 |
| 1911 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 5 | #1,876 |
Names like Genelle
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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Sources
Figures from 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, “Genelle: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/genelle, updated 20 October 2026.