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
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 88,758since 1880
Geneva over time
girls
Rank among girls' names. Geneva has never cracked the top 100 here.
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.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #1,652 | 125 | — | |
| 2024 | #1,598 | 131 | — | |
| 2023 | #1,534 | 139 | — | |
| 2022 | #1,490 | 146 | — | |
| 2021 | #1,584 | 132 | — | |
| 2020 | #1,432 | 152 | — | |
| 2019 | #1,406 | 160 | — | |
| 2018 | #1,399 | 160 | — | |
| 2017 | #1,340 | 173 | — | |
| 2016 | #1,252 | 195 | — | |
| 2015 | #1,219 | 203 | — | |
| 2014 | #1,368 | 170 | — | |
| 2013 | #1,432 | 158 | — | |
| 2012 | #1,288 | 185 | — | |
| 2011 | #1,440 | 157 | — | |
| 2010 | #1,489 | 151 | — | |
| 2009 | #1,383 | 171 | — | |
| 2008 | #1,495 | 156 | — | |
| 2007 | #1,402 | 170 | — | |
| 2006 | #1,403 | 161 | — | |
| 2005 | #1,417 | 151 | — | |
| 2004 | #1,357 | 155 | — | |
| 2003 | #1,332 | 153 | — | |
| 2002 | #1,218 | 165 | — | |
| 2001 | #1,231 | 164 | — | |
| 2000 | #1,245 | 157 | — | |
| 1999 | #1,103 | 180 | — | |
| 1998 | #1,078 | 180 | — | |
| 1997 | #1,036 | 184 | — | |
| 1996 | #1,013 | 185 | — | |
| 1995 | #986 | 190 | — | |
| 1994 | #941 | 197 | — | |
| 1993 | #916 | 209 | — | |
| 1992 | #933 | 208 | — | |
| 1991 | #915 | 210 | — | |
| 1990 | #849 | 231 | — | |
| 1989 | #836 | 226 | — | |
| 1988 | #789 | 238 | — | |
| 1987 | #893 | 188 | — | |
| 1986 | #802 | 209 | — | |
| 1985 | #732 | 236 | — | |
| 1984 | #747 | 218 | — | |
| 1983 | #666 | 258 | — | |
| 1982 | #707 | 246 | — | |
| 1981 | #671 | 260 | — | |
| 1980 | #678 | 257 | — | |
| 1979 | #722 | 230 | — | |
| 1978 | #652 | 248 | — | |
| 1977 | #652 | 249 | — | |
| 1976 | #628 | 247 | — | |
| 1975 | #625 | 252 | — | |
| 1974 | #687 | 214 | — | |
| 1973 | #572 | 285 | — | |
| 1972 | #624 | 249 | — | |
| 1971 | #662 | 239 | — | |
| 1970 | #591 | 297 | — | |
| 1969 | #614 | 263 | — | |
| 1968 | #594 | 261 | #4,136 | 5 |
| 1967 | #549 | 293 | — | |
| 1966 | #560 | 287 | — | |
| 1965 | #550 | 300 | #3,537 | 6 |
| 1964 | #504 | 376 | — | |
| 1963 | #526 | 343 | — | |
| 1962 | #501 | 371 | — | |
| 1961 | #472 | 425 | — | |
| 1960 | #468 | 431 | — | |
| 1959 | #451 | 457 | — | |
| 1958 | #422 | 492 | — | |
| 1957 | #385 | 560 | — | |
| 1956 | #381 | 545 | — | |
| 1955 | #371 | 559 | — | |
| 1954 | #334 | 646 | — | |
| 1953 | #301 | 746 | — | |
| 1952 | #304 | 694 | — | |
| 1951 | #293 | 720 | — | |
| 1950 | #284 | 756 | — | |
| 1949 | #275 | 787 | #3,690 | 5 |
| 1948 | #270 | 828 | — | |
| 1947 | #246 | 925 | #3,370 | 6 |
| 1946 | #233 | 955 | — | |
| 1945 | #212 | 913 | #3,338 | 5 |
| 1944 | #215 | 916 | #2,633 | 8 |
| 1943 | #209 | 995 | — | |
| 1942 | #198 | 1,046 | #2,712 | 8 |
| 1941 | #180 | 1,051 | #3,133 | 6 |
| 1940 | #178 | 1,069 | #2,478 | 9 |
| 1939 | #172 | 1,143 | #3,113 | 6 |
| 1938 | #171 | 1,179 | #2,479 | 9 |
| 1937 | #158 | 1,331 | #2,479 | 9 |
| 1936 | #153 | 1,335 | #3,549 | 5 |
| 1935 | #156 | 1,306 | — | |
| 1934 | #139 | 1,472 | #2,121 | 12 |
| 1933 | #141 | 1,419 | #2,542 | 9 |
| 1932 | #137 | 1,632 | #3,361 | 6 |
| 1931 | #136 | 1,664 | #2,651 | 9 |
| 1930 | #133 | 1,798 | #2,781 | 9 |
| 1929 | #130 | 1,846 | #2,199 | 13 |
| 1928 | #124 | 1,981 | #2,270 | 13 |
| 1927 | #119 | 2,263 | #3,780 | 6 |
| 1926 | #117 | 2,329 | #1,981 | 16 |
| 1925 | #109 | 2,470 | #2,755 | 10 |
| 1924 | #110 | 2,582 | #3,260 | 8 |
| 1923 | #111 | 2,406 | #2,950 | 9 |
| 1922 | #110 | 2,444 | #2,486 | 12 |
| 1921 | #113 | 2,485 | #3,214 | 8 |
| 1920 | #106 | 2,467 | #2,131 | 15 |
| 1919 | #107 | 2,262 | #2,877 | 9 |
| 1918 | #112 | 2,191 | #2,882 | 9 |
| 1917 | #113 | 1,997 | #1,986 | 15 |
| 1916 | #112 | 1,919 | #2,389 | 11 |
| 1915 | #110 | 1,856 | #2,310 | 11 |
| 1914 | #118 | 1,371 | — | |
| 1913 | #120 | 1,069 | #2,273 | 7 |
| 1912 | #116 | 991 | #2,544 | 5 |
| 1911 | #122 | 688 | — | |
| 1910 | #117 | 699 | — | |
| 1909 | #131 | 539 | — | |
| 1908 | #136 | 511 | — | |
| 1907 | #141 | 464 | — | |
| 1906 | #151 | 396 | — | |
| 1905 | #149 | 398 | — | |
| 1904 | #145 | 374 | — | |
| 1903 | #161 | 308 | — | |
| 1902 | #162 | 308 | — | |
| 1901 | #179 | 244 | — | |
| 1900 | #172 | 319 | — | |
| 1899 | #189 | 218 | — | |
| 1898 | #196 | 220 | — | |
| 1897 | #204 | 183 | — | |
| 1896 | #197 | 197 | — | |
| 1895 | #202 | 180 | — | |
| 1894 | #195 | 180 | — | |
| 1893 | #206 | 152 | — | |
| 1892 | #226 | 131 | — | |
| 1891 | #247 | 96 | — | |
| 1890 | #230 | 112 | — | |
| 1889 | #213 | 117 | — | |
| 1888 | #221 | 109 | — | |
| 1887 | #211 | 95 | — | |
| 1886 | #245 | 71 | — | |
| 1885 | #280 | 50 | — | |
| 1884 | #239 | 63 | — | |
| 1883 | #261 | 48 | — | |
| 1882 | #250 | 47 | — | |
| 1881 | #273 | 35 | — | |
| 1880 | #294 | 28 | — | |
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 1978
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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Top states · girls
- Kentucky#331 · 1 in 2,389
- New Mexico#346 · 1 in 1,637
- Arkansas#398 · 1 in 2,516
- Missouri#423 · 1 in 3,406
- North Carolina#503 · 1 in 4,046
Best ever in a state: #19 in Kentucky, 1925.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kentucky | #331 | 10 | 1 in 2,389 |
| New Mexico | #346 | 5 | 1 in 1,637 |
| Arkansas | #398 | 5 | 1 in 2,516 |
| Missouri | #423 | 9 | 1 in 3,406 |
| North Carolina | #503 | 8 | 1 in 4,046 |
| Alabama | #511 | 6 | 1 in 3,625 |
| Ohio | #517 | 14 | 1 in 4,925 |
| Texas | #524 | 30 | 1 in 3,446 |
| Louisiana | #529 | 8 | 1 in 3,440 |
| Massachusetts | #553 | 5 | 1 in 5,931 |
| New Jersey | #585 | 8 | 1 in 4,534 |
| Washington | #586 | 5 | 1 in 4,589 |
| Virginia | #600 | 5 | 1 in 5,568 |
| Georgia | #602 | 7 | 1 in 4,607 |
| New York | #678 | 18 | 1 in 5,463 |
| Pennsylvania | #687 | 9 | 1 in 7,334 |
| Illinois | #723 | 11 | 1 in 6,446 |
| Florida | #759 | 7 | 1 in 6,289 |
| California | #763 | 24 | 1 in 6,389 |
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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.
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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
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 663 | #211 (1887) | #249 |
| 1890s | 1,669 | #189 (1899) | #209 |
| 1900s | 3,861 | #131 (1909) | #153 |
| 1910s | 15,043 | #107 (1919) | #115 |
| 1920s | 23,273 | #106 (1920) | #115 |
| 1930s | 14,279 | #133 (1930) | #150 |
| 1940s | 9,485 | #178 (1940) | #222 |
| 1950s | 6,175 | #284 (1950) | #353 |
| 1960s | 3,350 | #468 (1960) | #534 |
| 1970s | 2,510 | #572 (1973) | #642 |
| 1980s | 2,336 | #666 (1983) | #752 |
| 1990s | 1,974 | #849 (1990) | #977 |
| 2000s | 1,603 | #1,218 (2002) | #1,348 |
| 2010s | 1,712 | #1,219 (2015) | #1,363 |
| 2020s | 825 | #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 1978
girls
#652
248 births · 1 in 6,177 girls
Top girls' names in 1978
More about 1978
girls
1,531,859 girls got a published name in 1978; 1 in 6,177 of them was named Geneva, which outranked 94.3% of the 11,475 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.5% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).