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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201968peak #106, 1920girls
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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 1968

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Geneva, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Geneva, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Geneva, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Geneva, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 girls named Geneva, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Geneva, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Geneva, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Geneva, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Geneva, so not publishedMNIllinois: #635 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 6,973 girlsILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Geneva, so not publishedWIMichigan: #776 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 11,575 girlsMINew York: #782 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 9,731 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: fewer than 5 girls named Geneva, so not publishedIAIndiana: #639 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 7,959 girlsINOhio: #754 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 11,801 girlsOHPennsylvania: #883 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 16,844 girlsPANew Jersey: #661 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 8,043 girlsNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Geneva, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #821 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 9,047 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Geneva, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Geneva, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Geneva, so not publishedNEMissouri: #498 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 4,698 girlsMOKentucky: #271 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,843 girlsKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Geneva, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 girls named Geneva, so not publishedVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Geneva, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Geneva, so not publishedDEArizona: #398 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,154 girlsAZNew Mexico: #204 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 851 girlsNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Geneva, so not publishedKSArkansas: #346 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,166 girlsARTennessee: #316 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 2,083 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #468 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 4,364 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #445 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,385 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Geneva, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #334 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,998 girlsOKLouisiana: #447 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 3,030 girlsLAMississippi: #327 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,004 girlsMSAlabama: #438 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,263 girlsALGeorgia: #376 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 2,690 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Geneva, so not publishedHITexas: #486 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 3,355 girlsTXFlorida: #516 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 4,225 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. New Mexico#204 · 1 in 851
  2. Kentucky#271 · 1 in 1,843
  3. Tennessee#316 · 1 in 2,083
  4. Mississippi#327 · 1 in 2,004
  5. Oklahoma#334 · 1 in 1,998

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
New Mexico#20491 in 851
Kentucky#271131 in 1,843
Tennessee#316141 in 2,083
Mississippi#32791 in 2,004
Oklahoma#33481 in 1,998
Arkansas#34661 in 2,166
Georgia#376141 in 2,690
Arizona#39861 in 2,154
Alabama#43881 in 3,263
South Carolina#44561 in 3,385
Louisiana#447101 in 3,030
North Carolina#46891 in 4,364
Texas#486281 in 3,355
Missouri#49871 in 4,698
Florida#516101 in 4,225
Illinois#635121 in 6,973
Indiana#63951 in 7,959
New Jersey#66161 in 8,043
Ohio#75471 in 11,801
Michigan#77661 in 11,575
New York#782141 in 9,731
California#821171 in 9,047
Pennsylvania#88351 in 16,844
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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 1968

girls
#594
261 births · 1 in 6,285 girls
boys
#4,136
5 births · 1 in 347,595 boys

Top girls' names in 1968

  1. #1Lisa49,534
  2. #2Michelle33,223
  3. #3Kimberly31,906
  4. #4Jennifer26,853
  5. #5Melissa21,733
  6. #6Mary21,727
  7. #7Angela20,670
  8. #8Tammy20,058
  9. #9Karen19,560
  10. #10Susan19,503
  11. #594Geneva261

Top boys' names in 1968

  1. #1Michael81,968
  2. #2David63,679
  3. #3John60,903
  4. #4James60,665
  5. #5Robert58,174
  6. #6William36,927
  7. #7Mark35,401
  8. #8Richard32,976
  9. #9Christopher31,468
  10. #10Brian29,922
  11. #4,136Geneva5
More about 1968

girls

1,640,389 girls got a published name in 1968; 1 in 6,285 of them was named Geneva, which outranked 92.8% of the 8,198 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Geneva
  1. #589Robert265
  2. #592Abigail263
  3. #593Allyson262
  4. #594Geneva261
  5. #594Janell261
  6. #594Tasha261
  7. #597Clarissa260
  8. #598Gabrielle259
  9. #598Jayne259

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1967
Risers
  1. ↑ 3,132Coretta#3,656 → #524
  2. ↑ 1,257Tamika#1,980 → #723
  3. ↑ 1,150Tamiko#1,702 → #552
  4. ↑ 607Chantel#1,348 → #741
  5. ↑ 490Chantal#1,441 → #951
Fallers
  1. ↓ 602Wende#857 → #1,459
  2. ↓ 545Zina#959 → #1,504
  3. ↓ 341Evonne#970 → #1,311
  4. ↓ 294Portia#902 → #1,196
  5. ↓ 285Mariann#973 → #1,258

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

boys

1,737,974 boys got a published name in 1968; 1 in 347,595 of them was named Geneva, which outranked 12.9% of the 4,746 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 28.3% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Geneva
  1. #3,673Yvan6
  2. #3,673Zeno6
  3. #3,673Zollie6
  4. #4,136Geneva5
  5. #4,136Abrahan5
  6. #4,136Achille5
  7. #4,136Achilles5

Tied with 610 names at #4,136; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1967
Risers
  1. ↑ 649Dustin#1,018 → #369
  2. ↑ 567Damion#1,411 → #844
  3. ↑ 490Korey#1,388 → #898
  4. ↑ 434Darby#1,364 → #930
  5. ↑ 393Jamal#1,181 → #788
Fallers
  1. ↓ 926Illya#968 → #1,894
  2. ↓ 357Maury#925 → #1,282
  3. ↓ 298Cedrick#885 → #1,183
  4. ↓ 290Dell#875 → #1,165
  5. ↓ 257Faron#843 → #1,100

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

See the top 100 for 1968 →