The baby name Genie is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈdʒiːni/ (JEE-nee).
The baby name Genie is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈdʒiːni/ (JEE-nee).
Genie is in Origin.
Genie is an English nickname-turned-given name, most often a short form of Eugenia/Eugénie and Genevieve, occasionally of Virginia or Regina, and sometimes a spelling variant of Jeanie/Jeannie. Its meaning therefore depends on the source: from Eugenia/Eugénie (Greek eugenēs) it means “well‑born, noble”; from Genevieve (Germanic kin + woman) it suggests “tribe/kin woman”; from Jean/Jane it carries the Hebrew sense “God is gracious.” Related forms and diminutives include Jeanie, Jeannie, Geni, Gennie, Genny, and the formal Eugénie/Eugenia.
As a pet form, Genie appears in 18th–19th‑century records and has been used independently in English since the late 1800s, with modest mid‑20th‑century U.S. usage. The name’s image has been colored by pop culture - Jeannie from the 1960s sitcom and the “genie,” a spirit from Arabic jinn via French génie - though these are etymologically separate. In French, personal use favors Eugénie; Génie means “genius/spirit,” reinforcing the preference for Genie as an Anglophone nickname.
| Genie Francis Genie Francis is an American actress best known for playing Laura Spencer on the soap opera General Hospital. She first took on the role in 1977 and later won a Daytime Emmy Award for her work in 2007. |
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HT | Girls | 0 | #23 | 1 | 950 |
| CN | 0 | #86 | 1 | 3,857 | |
| TW | 0 | #98 | 6 | 4,523 | |
| QA | 0 | #104 | 3 | 7,011 | |
| PH | 0 | #110 | 1 | 5,607 | |
| CR | 0 | #165 | 1 | 5,526 | |
| PR | Girls | 0 | #167 | 1 | 3,171 |
| LU | Girls | 0 | #190 | 1 | 4,850 |
| RU | 0 | #193 | 2 | 3,641 | |
| PL | 0 | #212 | 1 | 2,600 | |
| France | Girls | 1904 | #220 | 3 | 620 |
| PS | 0 | #226 | 1 | 5,692 | |
| MO | Boys | 0 | #233 | 2 | 5,842 |
| NA | Girls | 0 | #237 | 1 | 7,146 |
| TW | Boys | 0 | #254 | 3 | 7,111 |
| MO | Girls | 0 | #258 | 6 | 7,056 |
| TW | Girls | 0 | #260 | 17 | 8,139 |
| JM | Girls | 0 | #271 | 8 | 7,507 |
| SG | 0 | #274 | 9 | 11,010 | |
| JP | Boys | 0 | #303 | 1 | 7,909 |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #305 | 12 | 15,378 |
| SA | 0 | #312 | 1 | 10,560 | |
| MY | 0 | #313 | 18 | 12,352 | |
| PE | 0 | #329 | 1 | 6,350 | |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #331 | 1 | 9,639 |
| GH | Girls | 0 | #337 | 1 | 6,973 |
| JO | Girls | 0 | #338 | 2 | 7,570 |
| CN | Girls | 0 | #340 | 10 | 8,829 |
| CZ | Girls | 0 | #351 | 1 | 5,378 |
| HK | 0 | #352 | 6 | 8,483 | |
| PH | Girls | 0 | #359 | 32 | 13,098 |
| JO | Boys | 0 | #389 | 1 | 7,057 |
| PH | Boys | 0 | #401 | 8 | 11,440 |
| BD | Girls | 0 | #406 | 1 | 8,413 |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #422 | 3 | 15,987 |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #466 | 1 | 10,523 |
| ZA | 0 | #471 | 4 | 14,421 | |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #478 | 38 | 19,177 |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #489 | 10 | 11,913 |
| PA | Girls | 0 | #517 | 2 | 9,861 |
| CR | Girls | 0 | #520 | 13 | 11,342 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #524 | 3 | 12,621 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #525 | 62 | 18,916 |
| CM | Girls | 0 | #530 | 11 | 11,671 |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #536 | 18 | 20,968 |
| IR | Girls | 0 | #545 | 1 | 8,334 |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #546 | 2 | 10,981 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #555 | 3 | 12,905 |
| LY | 0 | #559 | 1 | 12,703 | |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #566 | 50 | 16,104 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #568 | 8 | 12,054 |
| BH | 0 | #583 | 5 | 17,937 | |
| BD | Boys | 0 | #605 | 1 | 10,045 |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #643 | 3 | 11,648 |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #654 | 1 | 13,121 |
| LB | 0 | #689 | 2 | 13,263 | |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #697 | 1 | 13,071 |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #700 | 1 | 13,390 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #737 | 3 | 17,960 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #743 | 1 | 18,093 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #806 | 1 | 18,755 |
| TN | 0 | #820 | 10 | 13,765 | |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #887 | 108 | 24,821 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #901 | 35 | 25,931 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #911 | 8 | 17,948 |
| United States | Girls | 2024 | #912 | 5 | 8,487 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #912 | 4 | 14,098 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #917 | 9 | 15,035 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #947 | 13 | 14,742 |
| BR | Girls | 0 | #992 | 1 | 12,708 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #998 | 4 | 16,906 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #1,009 | 2 | 14,861 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #1,033 | 1 | 16,355 |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,102 | 40 | 25,928 |
| MA | 0 | #1,115 | 14 | 20,986 | |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,140 | 4 | 22,615 |
| DZ | 0 | #1,147 | 30 | 20,130 | |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,150 | 3 | 16,140 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,162 | 17 | 25,619 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,178 | 5 | 25,439 |
| TR | 0 | #1,253 | 2 | 19,440 | |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,264 | 4 | 17,781 |
| IT | Girls | 0 | #1,429 | 18 | 9,415 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,595 | 20 | 28,008 |
Genie is popular in 51 countries — most recent births per country:
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