Girls' name · since 1984
Genavieve
Genavieve has 848 recorded births since 1984 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2011 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #8,427 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,655 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 848
- born since 1984
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Genavieve is the #13655 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 848 recorded since 1984.
Genavieve has 848 recorded births among girls since 1984, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #13655 as of the latest data, more common than 21% of girls, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1984 to 2025.
- #8,427 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #13,655 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 848 born since 1984
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Genavieve ranks #8,427 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #13,655 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 848 born since 1984, peaking in the 2000s.
- #8,427 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,655 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 848
- born since 1984
- 2000s
- peak decade
Genavieve's 848 recorded births place it above 88.34% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Genavieve compares
848 Top 35% higher than 65% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Genavieve's all-time total is 126% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Genavieve | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 848 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 49 | 21 | 19,840 |
Genavieve's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Genavieve's full recorded timeline at 2006, 64% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 36% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1984, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2011 peak of 49 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Genavieve popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1984–2025
- Peak year (2011)
- 49
- Annual births at peak, across 42 years of records
Genavieve by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (360 births, 42% of the file).
2000s was Genavieve's strongest decade.
360 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Genavieve births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 24
1980s
24 births
- 1990s 90
1990s
90 births
- 2000s
2000s
360 births
- 2010s
2010s
286 births
- 2020s 88
2020s
88 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 360 births (42% of all-time use).
How Genavieve compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Genavieve's total volume
Genavieve by state
Where Genavieve concentrates geographically, total births since 1984
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 122 | 14.4% |
| #2 | Texas | | 33 | 3.9% |
| #3 | Michigan | | 18 | 2.1% |
| #4 | Florida | | 10 | 1.2% |
| #5 | Minnesota | | 5 | 0.6% |
122 of 848 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Genavieve's data
- Genavieve's decade-level peak was the 2000s (360 total births); usage has since declined to 88 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Genavieves (122 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Genavieve: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2011)
Similar record span (~41 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1984–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Genavieve draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.