girls' name ★ peaked 1918

Genevieve

Gender Girl Rank 2025 #148 Trend ↑ Rising 12%
Rank 2025
#148
among girls · ↑17 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
1,981
named Genevieve · +7% vs 2024
How common
1 in 811
girls born in 2025
Peak year
1918
3,313 babies
All-time total
125,282
#318 all-time among girls
First recorded
1880
in Social Security records

Genevieve popularity over time

125,282 babies have been named Genevieve since 1880, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
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By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s 1,088 – 1,088 109 – #155
1890s 2,904 – 2,904 290 +167% #130
1900s 5,292 – 5,292 529 +82% #99
1910s 22,830 35 22,865 2,287 +332% #76
1920s 24,780 69 24,849 2,485 +9% #86
1930s 9,690 16 9,706 971 -61% #143
1940s 5,123 13 5,136 514 -47% #254
1950s 3,174 – 3,174 317 -38% #406
1960s 2,546 – 2,546 255 -20% #553
1970s 3,634 – 3,634 363 +43% #436
1980s 4,752 12 4,764 476 +31% #421
1990s 4,567 – 4,567 457 -4% #486
2000s 8,226 – 8,226 823 +80% #287
2010s 15,643 6 15,649 1,565 +90% #168
2020s (to 2025) 10,882 – 10,882 1,814 +16% #148

Where Genevieve is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 2,021 1.26 #146
2027 2,056 1.28 #144
2028 2,086 1.30 #140
2029 2,112 1.31 #138
2030 2,134 1.33 #136

Where Genevieve is most popular

Girls named Genevieve per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 1.13 per 1,000. Strongest in Alaska, District of Columbia, and Rhode Island.

Vs national average
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All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Genevieve born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Alaska 35 4.07 +260%
District of Columbia 47 3.97 +251%
Rhode Island 42 3.35 +197%
Vermont 16 3.30 +192%
New Hampshire 59 3.20 +183%
Wyoming 12 2.81 +149%
Kansas 146 2.53 +124%
Maine 36 2.33 +106%
South Dakota 31 2.17 +92%
Iowa 126 2.16 +91%
Nebraska 76 2.11 +87%
Missouri 254 2.11 +86%
Connecticut 120 2.06 +82%
Michigan 365 2.00 +77%
Wisconsin 204 1.98 +75%
Colorado 221 1.98 +75%
Louisiana 167 1.91 +69%
Idaho 62 1.85 +64%
Massachusetts 218 1.80 +60%
Illinois 408 1.78 +58%
Minnesota 191 1.77 +57%
Washington 244 1.69 +49%
Virginia 287 1.68 +49%
Oregon 107 1.64 +45%
Indiana 229 1.63 +44%
Maryland 170 1.60 +42%
Nevada 72 1.55 +37%
Ohio 357 1.50 +33%
Utah 124 1.49 +32%
New Mexico 36 1.48 +31%
Pennsylvania 347 1.47 +30%
North Dakota 19 1.45 +28%
South Carolina 129 1.43 +27%
Arizona 195 1.39 +23%
Oklahoma 102 1.39 +23%
Arkansas 73 1.38 +22%
New Jersey 221 1.22 +8%
New York 469 1.18 +5%
Montana 16 1.18 +5%
North Carolina 269 1.18 +5%
California 988 1.18 ≈ national
West Virginia 29 1.11 ≈ national
Kentucky 93 1.09 ≈ national
Florida 463 1.08 ≈ national
Tennessee 170 1.07 -5%
Delaware 11 0.970 -14%
Texas 732 0.910 -19%
Georgia 202 0.889 -21%
Hawaii 10 0.872 -23%
Alabama 72 0.767 -32%
Mississippi 33 0.705 -38%

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Genevieve

Genevieve is moderately common for girls in the United States, ranked #148 in 2025 with 1,981 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1880, 125,282 American babies have been named Genevieve. Its peak came in 1918, when 3,313 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 1910s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Genevieve stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Genevieve?

The median living Genevieve is about 18 years old; half are between 8 and 46. An estimated 58 thousand people named Genevieve are alive in the United States today.

median 18 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Genevieve year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 1,981 #148 – –
2024 1,849 #165 – –
2023 1,752 #165 – –
2022 1,748 #165 – –
2021 1,841 #154 – –
2020 1,711 #169 – –
2019 1,722 #168 – –
2018 1,714 #171 – –
2017 1,666 #183 – –
2016 1,734 #188 6 #11,183
2015 1,780 #182 – –
2014 1,610 #210 – –
2013 1,465 #218 – –
2012 1,390 #228 – –
2011 1,366 #232 – –
2010 1,196 #278 – –
2009 1,156 #287 – –
2008 1,041 #324 – –
2007 963 #345 – –
2006 888 #366 – –
2005 795 #395 – –
2004 754 #404 – –
2003 787 #385 – –
2002 737 #397 – –
2001 582 #478 – –
2000 523 #510 – –
1995 462 #524 – –
1990 501 #486 – –
1985 508 #433 – –
1980 510 #424 – –
1975 334 #526 – –
1970 308 #578 – –
1965 238 #635 – –
1960 274 #602 – –
1955 300 #530 – –
1950 387 #406 – –
1945 443 #323 – –
1940 616 #254 – –
1935 893 #196 – –
1930 1,497 #143 6 #3,744
1925 2,404 #113 9 #3,009
1920 3,258 #86 8 #3,321
1915 2,928 #76 – –
1910 908 #98 – –
1905 508 #125 – –
1900 420 #142 – –
1895 313 #143 – –
1890 217 #163 – –
1885 87 #204 – –
1880 59 #202 – –

Famous people named Genevieve

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Genevieve Cortese Genevieve Cortese American actress (born 1981) Contemporary
  2. 2 Genevieve Genevieve Patron saint of Paris 423–502 · Antiquity
  3. 3 Genevieve Nnaji Genevieve Nnaji Nigerian actress, producer, and director (born 1979) Contemporary
  4. 4 Genevieve Tobin Genevieve Tobin American actress (1901–1995) 1899–1995 · 19th century

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Genevieve, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Genevieve?

The median living Genevieve is about 18 years old. Half of all living Genevieves are between 8 and 46 years old.

How many people named Genevieve are alive today?

An estimated 58 thousand people named Genevieve are alive in the United States, based on 125,282 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Genevieve in 2025?

Genevieve ranked #148 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 1,981 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Genevieve?

125,282 babies have been named Genevieve in the United States since 1880, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Genevieve most popular?

Genevieve peaked in 1918, when 3,313 newborns received the name.

Is Genevieve a boy or girl name?

Genevieve is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Genevieve rising or falling?

Genevieve is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Genevieve become more popular?

Genevieve is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 2,134 girls named Genevieve in 2030, which would rank around #136. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Genevieve?

Well-known people named Genevieve include Genevieve Cortese (actor), Genevieve (religious figure), Genevieve Nnaji (actor).

Names like Genevieve

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