girl's name
Genevive
- Gender Girl
- Letters 8
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 1,077
Genevive is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 8 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 1923, when 35 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 414,422 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1892.
Genevive over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1890s 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 |
|---|---|
| 1890s | 12 |
| 1900s | 25 |
| 1910s | 172 |
| 1920s | 234 |
| 1930s | 131 |
| 1940s | 71 |
| 1950s | 46 |
| 1960s | 34 |
| 1970s | 14 |
| 1980s | 30 |
| 1990s | 57 |
| 2000s | 147 |
| 2010s | 64 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 40 |
How popular is Genevive?
In 2025, Genevive was given to 8 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
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 Genevive
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Genevive also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Genevive over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Genevive
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Genevive — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Genevive
How popular is the name Genevive?
In 2025, Genevive was given to 8 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Genevive a girl's or a boy's name?
Genevive is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Genevive most popular?
Genevive peaked in 1923, when 35 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Genevive a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Genevive currently ranks #11,845 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.