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
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- 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
girls
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
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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 | — | |
First appearance
1880
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 2021
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · girls
- Kansas#71 · 1 in 322
- New Hampshire#86 · 1 in 265
- Connecticut#100 · 1 in 401
- District of Columbia#101 · 1 in 308
- Massachusetts#105 · 1 in 478
Best ever in a state: #24 in Nevada, 1916.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas | #71 | 36 | 1 in 322 |
| New Hampshire | #86 | 14 | 1 in 265 |
| Connecticut | #100 | 30 | 1 in 401 |
| District of Columbia | #101 | 9 | 1 in 308 |
| Massachusetts | #105 | 52 | 1 in 478 |
| Idaho | #106 | 16 | 1 in 402 |
| Michigan | #108 | 78 | 1 in 491 |
| Illinois | #110 | 90 | 1 in 538 |
| Colorado | #121 | 42 | 1 in 527 |
| Minnesota | #124 | 43 | 1 in 518 |
| Virginia | #130 | 56 | 1 in 617 |
| Maryland | #133 | 38 | 1 in 582 |
| Nevada | #135 | 18 | 1 in 542 |
| Washington | #135 | 48 | 1 in 615 |
| Wisconsin | #135 | 37 | 1 in 580 |
| Ohio | #139 | 76 | 1 in 640 |
| North Dakota | #140 | 7 | 1 in 407 |
| Missouri | #143 | 41 | 1 in 603 |
| Louisiana | #144 | 32 | 1 in 581 |
| Iowa | #146 | 22 | 1 in 531 |
| California | #149 | 216 | 1 in 808 |
| Arizona | #150 | 41 | 1 in 676 |
| Indiana | #159 | 41 | 1 in 692 |
| Oklahoma | #160 | 23 | 1 in 647 |
| South Dakota | #165 | 6 | 1 in 466 |
| South Carolina | #167 | 27 | 1 in 656 |
| West Virginia | #168 | 10 | 1 in 547 |
| Delaware | #170 | 5 | 1 in 473 |
| New Mexico | #171 | 9 | 1 in 556 |
| Pennsylvania | #175 | 62 | 1 in 787 |
| North Carolina | #176 | 57 | 1 in 791 |
| Florida | #184 | 94 | 1 in 889 |
| New York | #184 | 89 | 1 in 913 |
| Utah | #189 | 22 | 1 in 769 |
| Rhode Island | #190 | 5 | 1 in 543 |
| Montana | #200 | 5 | 1 in 527 |
| New Jersey | #202 | 39 | 1 in 934 |
| Texas | #203 | 148 | 1 in 1,051 |
| Oregon | #220 | 16 | 1 in 859 |
| Nebraska | #221 | 10 | 1 in 726 |
| Georgia | #244 | 44 | 1 in 1,029 |
| Tennessee | #260 | 29 | 1 in 1,077 |
| Kentucky | #316 | 14 | 1 in 1,216 |
| Alabama | #364 | 14 | 1 in 1,363 |
| Arkansas | #388 | 8 | 1 in 1,360 |
| Mississippi | #466 | 6 | 1 in 1,635 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Hawaii | — | — | — |
| Maine | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
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
Momentum · girls
Holding steady
- 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)
Rise & fade · girls
36 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1916 at #76 (3,063 births)
- Births halved by 1930, 14 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 100 for 15 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 15 yrs · run 1909–1923
- Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
Share of babies · girls
1 in 336
- 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
Era · girls
The 1920s
- 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 2021
girls
#154
1,841 births · 1 in 891 girls
Top girls' names in 2021
More about 2021
girls
1,640,861 girls got a published name in 2021; 1 in 891 of them was named Genevieve, which outranked 99.1% of the 17,676 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 7.7% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
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