Geniya
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- juh-NEE-uh
- Origin
- Modern
Geniya is a girls' name of Modern origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Geniya come from?
Modern: spelling of Geniyah; probably Genie or Jenny with the ending -iyah
Meaning borrowed from Geniyah.
Is Geniya a girl's or a boy's name?
Geniya is a girls' name.
How popular is Geniya in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2002, with 17 girls. It first appears in the records in 1999.
Half of all the girls named Geniya in the US since 1880 were born between 2002 and 2009, the years shaded on the chart below.
Geniya in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 5 | #16,210 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 7 | #13,145 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 10 | #10,370 |
| 2010 | 10 | #10,446 |
| 2009 | 13 | #8,884 |
| 2008 | 8 | #12,574 |
| 2007 | 11 | #10,125 |
| 2006 | 6 | #15,147 |
| 2005 | 17 | #6,815 |
| 2004 | 13 | #8,254 |
| 2003 | 7 | #12,401 |
| 2002 | 17 | #6,386 |
| 2001 | 7 | #12,049 |
| 2000 | 5 | #15,024 |
| 1999 | 7 | #11,378 |
Names like Geniya
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Anaya Amya Araya Janiyah Avaya Nevaeh Armani Amaya Priya Anika Jayla Diya
Names related to Geniya
More Modern names
Jayden Ailany Myla Kayden Jax Indie Miley Raelynn Kaiden Kehlani Alayna Caden Zayden Wrenley Mya Oaklynn
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, “Geniya: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/geniya, updated 20 October 2026.