Genevieve
#148 for girls in 2025, 1,981 births · Last seen for boys in 2016 at #10,744
Given to girls 99.9% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 1916 · 3,063 births
- Debut · girls
- 59 births
- In top 100 · girls
- 15 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 125,131since 1880
Genevieve over time
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
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 | #148 | 1,981 | — | |
| 2024 | #165 | 1,849 | — | |
| 2023 | #165 | 1,752 | — | |
| 2022 | #165 | 1,748 | — | |
| 2021 | #154 | 1,841 | — | |
| 2020 | #169 | 1,711 | — | |
| 2019 | #168 | 1,722 | — | |
| 2018 | #171 | 1,714 | — | |
| 2017 | #183 | 1,666 | — | |
| 2016 | #188 | 1,734 | #10,744 | 6 |
| 2015 | #182 | 1,780 | — | |
| 2014 | #210 | 1,610 | — | |
| 2013 | #217 | 1,465 | — | |
| 2012 | #228 | 1,390 | — | |
| 2011 | #232 | 1,366 | — | |
| 2010 | #278 | 1,196 | — | |
| 2009 | #287 | 1,156 | — | |
| 2008 | #322 | 1,041 | — | |
| 2007 | #345 | 963 | — | |
| 2006 | #366 | 888 | — | |
| 2005 | #394 | 795 | — | |
| 2004 | #404 | 754 | — | |
| 2003 | #385 | 787 | — | |
| 2002 | #397 | 737 | — | |
| 2001 | #478 | 582 | — | |
| 2000 | #510 | 523 | — | |
| 1999 | #507 | 511 | — | |
| 1998 | #534 | 471 | — | |
| 1997 | #555 | 420 | — | |
| 1996 | #514 | 460 | — | |
| 1995 | #523 | 462 | — | |
| 1994 | #556 | 432 | — | |
| 1993 | #546 | 433 | — | |
| 1992 | #522 | 456 | — | |
| 1991 | #555 | 421 | — | |
| 1990 | #485 | 501 | — | |
| 1989 | #556 | 403 | #6,229 | 7 |
| 1988 | #499 | 450 | — | |
| 1987 | #495 | 439 | — | |
| 1986 | #481 | 446 | — | |
| 1985 | #433 | 508 | — | |
| 1984 | #437 | 479 | — | |
| 1983 | #436 | 483 | #6,238 | 5 |
| 1982 | #421 | 527 | — | |
| 1981 | #425 | 507 | — | |
| 1980 | #424 | 510 | — | |
| 1979 | #438 | 469 | — | |
| 1978 | #436 | 458 | — | |
| 1977 | #479 | 399 | — | |
| 1976 | #471 | 400 | — | |
| 1975 | #525 | 334 | — | |
| 1974 | #531 | 316 | — | |
| 1973 | #557 | 295 | — | |
| 1972 | #521 | 326 | — | |
| 1971 | #547 | 329 | — | |
| 1970 | #577 | 308 | — | |
| 1969 | #621 | 257 | — | |
| 1968 | #691 | 196 | — | |
| 1967 | #685 | 200 | — | |
| 1966 | #652 | 219 | — | |
| 1965 | #635 | 238 | — | |
| 1964 | #600 | 276 | — | |
| 1963 | #579 | 290 | — | |
| 1962 | #600 | 277 | — | |
| 1961 | #553 | 319 | — | |
| 1960 | #600 | 274 | — | |
| 1959 | #625 | 254 | — | |
| 1958 | #545 | 314 | — | |
| 1957 | #521 | 338 | — | |
| 1956 | #566 | 276 | — | |
| 1955 | #530 | 300 | — | |
| 1954 | #519 | 295 | — | |
| 1953 | #483 | 319 | — | |
| 1952 | #460 | 337 | — | |
| 1951 | #443 | 354 | — | |
| 1950 | #406 | 387 | — | |
| 1949 | #387 | 414 | — | |
| 1948 | #376 | 443 | — | |
| 1947 | #395 | 411 | — | |
| 1946 | #345 | 476 | — | |
| 1945 | #323 | 443 | — | |
| 1944 | #302 | 490 | — | |
| 1943 | #283 | 603 | — | |
| 1942 | #277 | 609 | #2,712 | 8 |
| 1941 | #257 | 618 | #3,505 | 5 |
| 1940 | #254 | 616 | — | |
| 1939 | #250 | 623 | — | |
| 1938 | #239 | 686 | — | |
| 1937 | #234 | 692 | — | |
| 1936 | #214 | 767 | #3,549 | 5 |
| 1935 | #195 | 893 | — | |
| 1934 | #183 | 969 | — | |
| 1933 | #172 | 1,055 | #3,642 | 5 |
| 1932 | #167 | 1,148 | — | |
| 1931 | #145 | 1,360 | — | |
| 1930 | #143 | 1,497 | #3,592 | 6 |
| 1929 | #142 | 1,583 | #3,247 | 7 |
| 1928 | #134 | 1,746 | #2,843 | 9 |
| 1927 | #126 | 2,032 | #3,780 | 6 |
| 1926 | #128 | 2,031 | #3,708 | 6 |
| 1925 | #113 | 2,404 | #2,936 | 9 |
| 1924 | #107 | 2,725 | #2,822 | 10 |
| 1923 | #97 | 2,869 | #4,239 | 5 |
| 1922 | #98 | 2,897 | — | |
| 1921 | #90 | 3,235 | #2,986 | 9 |
| 1920 | #86 | 3,258 | #3,208 | 8 |
| 1919 | #88 | 3,155 | #3,736 | 6 |
| 1918 | #81 | 3,304 | #2,882 | 9 |
| 1917 | #77 | 3,192 | #3,545 | 6 |
| 1916 | #76 | 3,063 | — | |
| 1915 | #76 | 2,928 | — | |
| 1914 | #76 | 2,254 | #2,271 | 9 |
| 1913 | #84 | 1,684 | #2,821 | 5 |
| 1912 | #92 | 1,353 | — | |
| 1911 | #93 | 989 | — | |
| 1910 | #98 | 908 | — | |
| 1909 | #99 | 785 | — | |
| 1908 | #108 | 654 | — | |
| 1907 | #103 | 678 | — | |
| 1906 | #110 | 561 | — | |
| 1905 | #125 | 508 | — | |
| 1904 | #124 | 481 | — | |
| 1903 | #130 | 427 | — | |
| 1902 | #137 | 410 | — | |
| 1901 | #136 | 368 | — | |
| 1900 | #142 | 420 | — | |
| 1899 | #132 | 356 | — | |
| 1898 | #132 | 391 | — | |
| 1897 | #130 | 371 | — | |
| 1896 | #153 | 305 | — | |
| 1895 | #143 | 313 | — | |
| 1894 | #158 | 271 | — | |
| 1893 | #161 | 243 | — | |
| 1892 | #164 | 236 | — | |
| 1891 | #169 | 201 | — | |
| 1890 | #163 | 217 | — | |
| 1889 | #155 | 201 | — | |
| 1888 | #179 | 154 | — | |
| 1887 | #164 | 149 | — | |
| 1886 | #168 | 136 | — | |
| 1885 | #204 | 87 | — | |
| 1884 | #198 | 89 | — | |
| 1883 | #186 | 81 | — | |
| 1882 | #186 | 74 | — | |
| 1881 | #196 | 58 | — | |
| 1880 | #201 | 59 | — | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Genevieve was already there! It came in at #201, and was given to 59 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1880–1883, when fewer than 82 girls a year got the name.
Where Genevieve is popular in 1917
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Michigan#30 · 1 in 127
- Illinois#37 · 1 in 162
- West Virginia#40 · 1 in 179
- Wisconsin#44 · 1 in 169
- Rhode Island#46 · 1 in 191
Best ever in a state: #24 in Nevada, 1916.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan | #30 | 270 | 1 in 127 |
| Illinois | #37 | 360 | 1 in 162 |
| West Virginia | #40 | 90 | 1 in 179 |
| Wisconsin | #44 | 138 | 1 in 169 |
| Rhode Island | #46 | 27 | 1 in 191 |
| Connecticut | #49 | 77 | 1 in 187 |
| Minnesota | #50 | 119 | 1 in 181 |
| Oregon | #57 | 25 | 1 in 195 |
| Indiana | #58 | 99 | 1 in 245 |
| Pennsylvania | #58 | 361 | 1 in 259 |
| Wyoming | #59 | 7 | 1 in 182 |
| Maryland | #61 | 48 | 1 in 265 |
| New Jersey | #61 | 116 | 1 in 258 |
| Iowa | #62 | 86 | 1 in 240 |
| Massachusetts | #62 | 125 | 1 in 281 |
| Ohio | #63 | 185 | 1 in 274 |
| New York | #64 | 361 | 1 in 269 |
| South Dakota | #68 | 25 | 1 in 245 |
| Washington | #71 | 33 | 1 in 263 |
| California | #72 | 70 | 1 in 298 |
| Nebraska | #72 | 41 | 1 in 288 |
| Montana | #77 | 22 | 1 in 270 |
| Arizona | #78 | 10 | 1 in 282 |
| Vermont | #78 | 9 | 1 in 282 |
| Kansas | #79 | 49 | 1 in 305 |
| North Dakota | #80 | 29 | 1 in 268 |
| Missouri | #84 | 88 | 1 in 325 |
| Idaho | #87 | 13 | 1 in 290 |
| Colorado | #98 | 19 | 1 in 386 |
| Hawaii | #98 | 8 | 1 in 332 |
| New Hampshire | #99 | 8 | 1 in 390 |
| District of Columbia | #101 | 6 | 1 in 426 |
| New Mexico | #102 | 10 | 1 in 319 |
| Utah | #120 | 11 | 1 in 422 |
| Oklahoma | #136 | 34 | 1 in 583 |
| Maine | #168 | 8 | 1 in 757 |
| Louisiana | #172 | 24 | 1 in 782 |
| Kentucky | #202 | 22 | 1 in 1,125 |
| Texas | #207 | 50 | 1 in 945 |
| Arkansas | #209 | 17 | 1 in 1,059 |
| Florida | #217 | 8 | 1 in 1,115 |
| Virginia | #227 | 15 | 1 in 1,670 |
| Tennessee | #272 | 13 | 1 in 1,875 |
| Mississippi | #273 | 10 | 1 in 1,760 |
| North Carolina | #287 | 13 | 1 in 2,423 |
| Alabama | #319 | 10 | 1 in 2,487 |
| Georgia | #345 | 10 | 1 in 3,124 |
| South Carolina | #351 | 6 | 1 in 3,258 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| Nevada | — | — | — |
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 Genevieve
- 17 spots since 2024 (#165 → #148)
- 21 spots since 2020 (#169 → #148)
- 34 spots since 2015 (#182 → #148)
- Biggest jump: 81 spots in 2002 (#478 → #397)
- Biggest drop: 80 spots in 1959 (#545 → #625)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1916 at #76 (3,063 births)
- Births halved by 1930, 14 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 15 yrs · run 1909–1923
- Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
- Highest: 1 in 336 girls born in 1915 were named Genevieve (0.30%)
- Latest: 1 in 811 girls born in 2025 (0.12%)
- Its best rank, #76 in 1916, was only 1 in 341 (0.29%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
- 19.8% of all girls named Genevieve (24,780) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 1,088 | #155 (1889) | #184 |
| 1890s | 2,904 | #130 (1897) | #151 |
| 1900s | 5,292 | #99 (1909) | #121 |
| 1910s | 22,830 | #76 (1916) | #84 |
| 1920s | 24,780 | #86 (1920) | #112 |
| 1930s | 9,690 | #143 (1930) | #194 |
| 1940s | 5,123 | #254 (1940) | #320 |
| 1950s | 3,174 | #406 (1950) | #510 |
| 1960s | 2,546 | #553 (1961) | #622 |
| 1970s | 3,634 | #436 (1978) | #508 |
| 1980s | 4,752 | #421 (1982) | #461 |
| 1990s | 4,567 | #485 (1990) | #530 |
| 2000s | 8,226 | #287 (2009) | #389 |
| 2010s | 15,643 | #168 (2019) | #206 |
| 2020s | 10,882 | #148 (2025) | #161 |
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.
Genevieve in 1917
Top girls' names in 1917
Top boys' names in 1917
More about 1917
girls
1,081,267 girls got a published name in 1917; 1 in 339 of them was named Genevieve, which outranked 98.5% of the 5,310 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
925,482 boys got a published name in 1917; 1 in 154,247 of them was named Genevieve, which outranked 23.0% of the 4,602 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 30.9% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #3,217Zachariah7
- #3,217Zane7
- #3,217Zygmont7
- #3,545Genevieve6
- #3,545Ab6
- #3,545Acy6
- #3,545Adie6
- #3,981Abbie5
- #3,981Abelardo5
- #3,981Abran5
Tied with 435 names at #3,545; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.