girl's name
Genavieve
- Gender Girl
- Letters 9
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 853
Genavieve is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 6 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2011, when 49 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 552,792 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1984.
Genavieve over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1980s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1980s | 24 |
| 1990s | 90 |
| 2000s | 360 |
| 2010s | 286 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 88 |
How popular is Genavieve?
In 2025, Genavieve was given to 6 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Genavieve is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Genavieve
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Genavieve also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Genavieve over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Genavieve
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Genavieve — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Genavieve
How popular is the name Genavieve?
In 2025, Genavieve was given to 6 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Genavieve a girl's or a boy's name?
Genavieve is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Genavieve most popular?
Genavieve peaked in 2011, when 49 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Genavieve a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Genavieve currently ranks #14,776 in the United States. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.