Geneva

#1,652 for girls in 2025, 125 births · Last seen for boys in 1968 at #4,136
Given to girls 99.7% of the time

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Peak · girls
1920 · 2,467 births
Debut · girls
28 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
88,758
since 1880

Geneva over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Geneva has never cracked the top 100 here.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201913peak #106, 1920girls
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.

Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#1,652125—
2024#1,598131—
2023#1,534139—
2022#1,490146—
2021#1,584132—
2020#1,432152—
2019#1,406160—
2018#1,399160—
2017#1,340173—
2016#1,252195—
2015#1,219203—
2014#1,368170—
2013#1,432158—
2012#1,288185—
2011#1,440157—
2010#1,489151—
2009#1,383171—
2008#1,495156—
2007#1,402170—
2006#1,403161—
2005#1,417151—
2004#1,357155—
2003#1,332153—
2002#1,218165—
2001#1,231164—
2000#1,245157—
1999#1,103180—
1998#1,078180—
1997#1,036184—
1996#1,013185—
1995#986190—
1994#941197—
1993#916209—
1992#933208—
1991#915210—
1990#849231—
1989#836226—
1988#789238—
1987#893188—
1986#802209—
1985#732236—
1984#747218—
1983#666258—
1982#707246—
1981#671260—
1980#678257—
1979#722230—
1978#652248—
1977#652249—
1976#628247—
1975#625252—
1974#687214—
1973#572285—
1972#624249—
1971#662239—
1970#591297—
1969#614263—
1968#594261#4,1365
1967#549293—
1966#560287—
1965#550300#3,5376
1964#504376—
1963#526343—
1962#501371—
1961#472425—
1960#468431—
1959#451457—
1958#422492—
1957#385560—
1956#381545—
1955#371559—
1954#334646—
1953#301746—
1952#304694—
1951#293720—
1950#284756—
1949#275787#3,6905
1948#270828—
1947#246925#3,3706
1946#233955—
1945#212913#3,3385
1944#215916#2,6338
1943#209995—
1942#1981,046#2,7128
1941#1801,051#3,1336
1940#1781,069#2,4789
1939#1721,143#3,1136
1938#1711,179#2,4799
1937#1581,331#2,4799
1936#1531,335#3,5495
1935#1561,306—
1934#1391,472#2,12112
1933#1411,419#2,5429
1932#1371,632#3,3616
1931#1361,664#2,6519
1930#1331,798#2,7819
1929#1301,846#2,19913
1928#1241,981#2,27013
1927#1192,263#3,7806
1926#1172,329#1,98116
1925#1092,470#2,75510
1924#1102,582#3,2608
1923#1112,406#2,9509
1922#1102,444#2,48612
1921#1132,485#3,2148
1920#1062,467#2,13115
1919#1072,262#2,8779
1918#1122,191#2,8829
1917#1131,997#1,98615
1916#1121,919#2,38911
1915#1101,856#2,31011
1914#1181,371—
1913#1201,069#2,2737
1912#116991#2,5445
1911#122688—
1910#117699—
1909#131539—
1908#136511—
1907#141464—
1906#151396—
1905#149398—
1904#145374—
1903#161308—
1902#162308—
1901#179244—
1900#172319—
1899#189218—
1898#196220—
1897#204183—
1896#197197—
1895#202180—
1894#195180—
1893#206152—
1892#226131—
1891#24796—
1890#230112—
1889#213117—
1888#221109—
1887#21195—
1886#24571—
1885#28050—
1884#23963—
1883#26148—
1882#25047—
1881#27335—
1880#29428—
First appearance
1880

In the first year the SSA published name data, Geneva was already there! It came in at #294, and was given to 28 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1880–1881, when fewer than 36 girls a year got the name.

Where Geneva is popular in 1913

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Geneva, so not publishedAKMaine: #119 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 461 girlsMEVermont: #77 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 269 girlsVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Geneva, so not publishedNHWashington: #140 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 664 girlsWAIdaho: #89 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 283 girlsIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Geneva, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: #150 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 709 girlsNDMinnesota: #152 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 891 girlsMNIllinois: #146 for girls · 44 births · 1 in 752 girlsILWisconsin: #195 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,332 girlsWIMichigan: #214 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,571 girlsMINew York: #387 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 6,117 girlsNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Geneva, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Geneva, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Geneva, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Geneva, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Geneva, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Geneva, so not publishedSDIowa: #122 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 590 girlsIAIndiana: #79 for girls · 43 births · 1 in 307 girlsINOhio: #105 for girls · 54 births · 1 in 506 girlsOHPennsylvania: #216 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 2,369 girlsPANew Jersey: #253 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,131 girlsNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Geneva, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #205 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,186 girlsCAUtah: #123 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 413 girlsUTColorado: #86 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 305 girlsCONebraska: #168 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 884 girlsNEMissouri: #79 for girls · 53 births · 1 in 321 girlsMOKentucky: #49 for girls · 85 births · 1 in 184 girlsKYWest Virginia: #66 for girls · 35 births · 1 in 257 girlsWVVirginia: #89 for girls · 49 births · 1 in 317 girlsVAMaryland: #168 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,195 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Geneva, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Geneva, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Geneva, so not publishedNMKansas: #89 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 372 girlsKSArkansas: #86 for girls · 35 births · 1 in 291 girlsARTennessee: #74 for girls · 50 births · 1 in 290 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #83 for girls · 66 births · 1 in 281 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #58 for girls · 64 births · 1 in 195 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Geneva, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #58 for girls · 52 births · 1 in 222 girlsOKLouisiana: #141 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 578 girlsLAMississippi: #120 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 447 girlsMSAlabama: #107 for girls · 40 births · 1 in 417 girlsALGeorgia: #92 for girls · 59 births · 1 in 350 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Geneva, so not publishedHITexas: #94 for girls · 75 births · 1 in 398 girlsTXFlorida: #72 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 230 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Kentucky#49 · 1 in 184
  2. South Carolina#58 · 1 in 195
  3. Oklahoma#58 · 1 in 222
  4. West Virginia#66 · 1 in 257
  5. Florida#72 · 1 in 230

Best ever in a state: #19 in Kentucky, 1925.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Kentucky#49851 in 184
Oklahoma#58521 in 222
South Carolina#58641 in 195
West Virginia#66351 in 257
Florida#72241 in 230
Tennessee#74501 in 290
Vermont#7751 in 269
Indiana#79431 in 307
Missouri#79531 in 321
North Carolina#83661 in 281
Arkansas#86351 in 291
Colorado#86121 in 305
Idaho#8961 in 283
Kansas#89231 in 372
Virginia#89491 in 317
Georgia#92591 in 350
Texas#94751 in 398
Ohio#105541 in 506
Alabama#107401 in 417
Maine#11971 in 461
Mississippi#120281 in 447
Iowa#122181 in 590
Utah#12351 in 413
Washington#14071 in 664
Louisiana#141211 in 578
Illinois#146441 in 752
North Dakota#15051 in 709
Minnesota#152121 in 891
Maryland#16861 in 1,195
Nebraska#16871 in 884
Wisconsin#19591 in 1,332
California#205101 in 1,186
Michigan#214101 in 1,571
Pennsylvania#216221 in 2,369
New Jersey#25351 in 3,131
New York#38791 in 6,117
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Geneva
Momentum · girls
Holding steady
  • 54 spots since 2024 (#1,598 → #1,652)
  • 220 spots since 2020 (#1,432 → #1,652)
  • 433 spots since 2015 (#1,219 → #1,652)
  • Biggest jump: 104 spots in 1988 (#893 → #789)
  • Biggest drop: 115 spots in 1974 (#572 → #687)
Rise & fade · girls
40 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 1920 at #106 (2,467 births)
  • Births halved by 1938, 18 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 116 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 116 yrs · run 1880–1995
Share of babies · girls
1 in 484
  • Highest: 1 in 484 girls born in 1924 were named Geneva (0.21%)
  • Latest: 1 in 12,858 girls born in 2025 (0.01%)
  • Its best rank, #106 in 1920, was only 1 in 486 (0.21%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · girls
The 1920s
  • 26.2% of all girls named Geneva (23,273) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s663#211 (1887)#249
1890s1,669#189 (1899)#209
1900s3,861#131 (1909)#153
1910s15,043#107 (1919)#115
1920s23,273#106 (1920)#115
1930s14,279#133 (1930)#150
1940s9,485#178 (1940)#222
1950s6,175#284 (1950)#353
1960s3,350#468 (1960)#534
1970s2,510#572 (1973)#642
1980s2,336#666 (1983)#752
1990s1,974#849 (1990)#977
2000s1,603#1,218 (2002)#1,348
2010s1,712#1,219 (2015)#1,363
2020s825#1,432 (2020)#1,548

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Geneva in 1913

girls
#120
1,069 births · 1 in 584 girls
boys
#2,273
7 births · 1 in 73,224 boys

Top girls' names in 1913

  1. #1Mary36,642
  2. #2Helen18,888
  3. #3Dorothy14,674
  4. #4Margaret14,486
  5. #5Ruth12,609
  6. #6Mildred9,921
  7. #7Anna9,687
  8. #8Elizabeth9,505
  9. #9Frances7,694
  10. #10Marie7,353
  11. #120Geneva1,069

Top boys' names in 1913

  1. #1John29,329
  2. #2William23,538
  3. #3James20,832
  4. #4Robert15,684
  5. #5Joseph14,471
  6. #6George13,874
  7. #7Charles13,191
  8. #8Edward9,474
  9. #9Frank9,237
  10. #10Thomas7,096
  11. #2,273Geneva7
More about 1913

girls

624,546 girls got a published name in 1913; 1 in 584 of them was named Geneva, which outranked 96.8% of the 3,707 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 22.6% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Geneva
  1. #117Madeline1,084
  2. #118Loretta1,074
  3. #119Maxine1,073
  4. #120Geneva1,069
  5. #121Geraldine1,058
  6. #122Phyllis1,054
  7. #123Daisy1,052
Biggest movers since 1912
Risers
  1. ↑ 963Dominga#1,844 → #881
  2. ↑ 931Stacia#1,844 → #913
  3. ↑ 576Olympia#1,477 → #901
  4. ↑ 559Lilah#1,540 → #981
  5. ↑ 445Elfrieda#1,297 → #852
Fallers
  1. ↓ 806Karen#960 → #1,766
  2. ↓ 572Erie#833 → #1,405
  3. ↓ 559Gertha#846 → #1,405
  4. ↓ 527Lossie#938 → #1,465
  5. ↓ 505Ardelia#960 → #1,465

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

512,566 boys got a published name in 1913; 1 in 73,224 of them was named Geneva, which outranked 30.3% of the 3,261 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 30.6% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Geneva
  1. #2,092Zebedee8
  2. #2,092Zeke8
  3. #2,092Zygmund8
  4. #2,273Geneva7
  5. #2,273Abbie7
  6. #2,273Abie7
  7. #2,273Algot7
  8. #2,496Acel6
  9. #2,496Ada6
  10. #2,496Addis6

Tied with 222 names at #2,273; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1912
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,050Mathias#1,885 → #835
  2. ↑ 935Hymen#1,885 → #950
  3. ↑ 796Waldemar#1,746 → #950
  4. ↑ 751Rolf#1,746 → #995
  5. ↑ 689Domenico#1,619 → #930
Fallers
  1. ↓ 975Holland#970 → #1,945
  2. ↓ 885Cameron#918 → #1,803
  3. ↓ 868Larue#935 → #1,803
  4. ↓ 726Irene#854 → #1,580
  5. ↓ 688Hughie#892 → #1,580

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1913 →