Genevive
Genevive was the 11267th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 8 babies. Its best year was 1923, when it ranked 1335th with 35 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 3,879 places. More babies were named Genevive in the 1920s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #11,267 girls, up 176 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 8girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 192335 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,077babies recorded
Genevive popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #11,267 | 8 |
| 2020 | #11,443 | 8 |
| 2010 | #7,646 | 16 |
| 2000 | #6,598 | 16 |
| 1990 | #10,578 | 7 |
| 1980 | — | — |
| 1970 | #7,364 | 6 |
| 1960 | #4,910 | 8 |
| 1950 | #5,575 | 5 |
| 1940 | #4,034 | 6 |
| 1930 | #1,972 | 18 |
| 1920 | #1,773 | 23 |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | #2,040 | 5 |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Genevive, counting every spelling?
Genevive has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Genevive?
8 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Genevive (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Genevive born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 1,057 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Genevive.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Genevive?
About 500 people born in the US named Genevive are alive today, with a median age of 26; half are between 18 and 64. That makes Genevive mostly worn by children and young adults. The wide spread shows a name popular in two different eras.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Genevive by state
How common Genevive was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 50 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
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Questions about the name Genevive
How popular is the name Genevive?
Genevive was the 11267th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 8 babies. Its best year was 1923, when it ranked 1335th with 35 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 3,879 places. More babies were named Genevive in the 1920s than in any other decade.
Is Genevive a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Genevive in the US.
Where is Genevive most popular?
In 2021–2025, Genevive was most common in California (0.01 per 1,000 girls).