Genius

Popularity Trends

The name Genius is the #7,711 most popular name of all time in the U.S. on a gender-neutral basis, with a total of 28 recorded births since 2017. This represents the 0.3% percentile of name popularity (more popular than 0.3% of all names). For boys, it ranks #4,558 (0.5% percentile) for all time with 28 births since 2017.

Genius first appeared in U.S. birth records in 2017 (first recorded for boys in 2017). Birth data for Genius is available in 4 out of the 6 years between 2017 and 2022. The Social Security Administration only reports birth data for years in which the name was given to at least five children of the same gender.

For boys, Genius reached its peak popularity in 2022, achieving the 0.7% percentile (ranked #918) with 6 births per million. The name was most common in 2022, with 6 births per million (ranked 0.7% percentile). There have been no recorded male births with this name since 2022.

This chart shows the total number of births per million babies in each year for the name "Genius".

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Key Statistics

Total Births

Peak Births

Peak Year

2022

First Recorded

2017

Peak Percentile

0.7%

Current Percentile

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Peak Rank

#918

Current Rank

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Male statistics

Names That Sound Similar

These names exclude other spelling variations of this name. View all variations of Genius.

Names with Similar Spellings

These similar-looking names have spellings that are closest to the spelling of "Genius", in the sense that there are the fewest number of letter differences between the two spellings. These names exclude other spelling variations of this name. View all variations of Genius.

Names with Correlated Trends

These 12 names have popularity trends that correlate most strongly with the name Genius's popularity from 2017 to 2022 on a gender-neutral basis. Names may rise and fall in popularity for a variety of reasons, but correlations often reflect either changes in naming fashion or demographic shifts. For less common names, correlations may be less meaningful because we only have data for years in which at least 5 births of the same gender were recorded.

The correlation calculations in the table below ignore absolute popularity to show you names that move in similar directions as the name Genius at the same time. They also correct for changes in the overall birth rate over time. The 0-100% trend values are calculated by dividing each name's gender-neutral births per million by the peak births per million for that name.

The 12 names most strongly correlated to Genius range from Aoun at 94.9% correlation to Aavan at 88.1% correlation, with an average correlation level of 90.2%. The most popular of these 12 most correlated names is Aavan with 43 births (100% boys) and the least popular is Lejin with 16 births (100% boys).

Genius' share of births peaked at 5.9 births per million for boys in 2022. It reached its lowest point of 2.6 births per million (44% of peak) in 2018.

This chart shows how each name's popularity has changed over time relative to its peak (100%).

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About this table: Correlation values are shown as percentages from 0% to 100%, with each value accompanied by its strength (very weak to very strong). Higher percentages and stronger correlations indicate names that rise and fall together more closely in popularity. The strength labels are color-coded from gray (very weak) to green (very strong). The Trend column visualizes how each name's popularity has changed over time relative to its peak. Absolute correlation values are shown for simplicity (all correlations here are positive). The Total Births column is color-coded by gender distribution - blue shades for predominantly male names and red shades for predominantly female names, with purple hues indicating a more balanced gender distribution.

How to Pronounce Genius

Our model has identified 2 different pronunciations for the name Genius. Click the play button under each pronunciation to hear it spoken aloud.

Our model is 91.7% confident that Genius is pronounced as JEE-nyuhs, which has 2 syllables. The next most likely pronunciation is JEE-nee-uhs, at 8.3% confidence, with 3 syllables.

JEE-nyuhs

91.7%

JEE-nee-uhs

8.3%

JEE-nyuhs (2 syllables)

Verified

91.7% confidence

JH IY1 N Y AH0 S

JEE-nee-uhs (3 syllables)

8.3% confidence

JH IY1 N IY0 AH0 S

Possible Additional Pronunciations

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About Pronunciation Data

Our confidence scores estimate the likelihood that a particular pronunciation is the most correct for a given name spelling. These scores are derived from pronunciation dictionaries, manual verification, your feedback, and a fine-tuned large language model trained to generate name pronunciations.

For any given spelling, confidence scores across all identified pronunciations sum to 100%. However, these scores don't account for the possibility of valid pronunciations that our model hasn't identified.

The raw pronunciations shown (like JH IY1 N Y AH0 S) use the ARPAbet phoneme system, a standardized way to represent English speech sounds. Each symbol represents a distinct sound in American English. Visit the ARPAbet Wikipedia page to learn more about these phonetic symbols.

Pronunciation audio is generated by an open source text to speech model that has been customized to adhere to pronunciations provided in ARPAbet format, but sometimes pronunciations that differ subtly will sound identical, particularly if the only difference is the level of emphasis on a syllable or a single vowel sound.

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