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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202006peak #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 2006

  • 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: #871 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 5,105 girlsWAIdaho: 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: #537 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,985 girlsMNIllinois: #1,692 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 13,629 girlsILWisconsin: #808 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 5,036 girlsWIMichigan: #1,121 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 7,866 girlsMINew York: #1,944 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 16,088 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: fewer than 5 girls named Geneva, so not publishedINOhio: #1,113 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 8,186 girlsOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 girls named Geneva, so not publishedPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Geneva, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Geneva, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #1,375 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 11,180 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: fewer than 5 girls named Geneva, so not publishedMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Geneva, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Geneva, so not publishedWVVirginia: #882 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 5,409 girlsVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Geneva, so not publishedMDDelaware: 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: #581 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,764 girlsKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Geneva, so not publishedARTennessee: #780 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 4,540 girlsTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Geneva, so not publishedNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Geneva, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Geneva, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Geneva, so not publishedOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Geneva, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Geneva, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 girls named Geneva, so not publishedALGeorgia: fewer than 5 girls named Geneva, so not publishedGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Geneva, so not publishedHITexas: #1,465 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 11,078 girlsTXFlorida: #1,616 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 12,732 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Minnesota#537 · 1 in 2,985
  2. Kansas#581 · 1 in 2,764
  3. Tennessee#780 · 1 in 4,540
  4. Wisconsin#808 · 1 in 5,036
  5. Washington#871 · 1 in 5,105

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Minnesota#53791 in 2,985
Kansas#58151 in 2,764
Tennessee#78071 in 4,540
Wisconsin#80851 in 5,036
Washington#87161 in 5,105
Virginia#88271 in 5,409
Ohio#1,11371 in 8,186
Michigan#1,12161 in 7,866
California#1,375211 in 11,180
Texas#1,465151 in 11,078
Florida#1,61671 in 12,732
Illinois#1,69251 in 13,629
New York#1,94461 in 16,088
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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 2006

girls
#1,403
161 births · 1 in 11,809 girls

Top girls' names in 2006

  1. #1Emily21,412
  2. #2Emma19,133
  3. #3Madison18,635
  4. #4Isabella18,231
  5. #5Ava16,941
  6. #6Abigail15,633
  7. #7Olivia15,508
  8. #8Hannah14,556
  9. #9Sophia13,503
  10. #10Samantha12,470
  11. #1,403Geneva161
More about 2006

girls

1,901,209 girls got a published name in 2006; 1 in 11,809 of them was named Geneva, which outranked 93.0% of the 20,064 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.7% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Geneva
  1. #1,398Juanita162
  2. #1,398Lesli162
  3. #1,398Makenzi162
  4. #1,403Geneva161
  5. #1,403Alli161
  6. #1,403Alysia161
  7. #1,403Colette161
  8. #1,415Cloey160
  9. #1,415Delanie160
  10. #1,415Elayna160

Tied with 11 names at #1,403; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2005
Risers
  1. ↑ 8,571Bethzy#9,452 → #881
  2. ↑ 1,747Rihanna#2,278 → #531
  3. ↑ 965Yaretzi#1,803 → #838
  4. ↑ 921Betsy#1,668 → #747
  5. ↑ 612Evangeline#1,210 → #598
Fallers
  1. ↓ 2,134Mikalah#806 → #2,940
  2. ↓ 1,275Jolette#954 → #2,229
  3. ↓ 756Karol#818 → #1,574
  4. ↓ 446Litzy#388 → #834
  5. ↓ 305Devon#963 → #1,268

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

See the top 100 for 2006 →