Total births
20
Girls' name · since 1927
Geneiva
20 babies named Geneiva in U.S. Social Security records since 1927, with the highest year being 1930. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 20
- total births
- 1927–1945
- years on record
- 1930s
- peak decade
- 40%
- born in that decade
Geneiva is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 20 have been recorded since 1927.
Geneiva has 20 recorded births among girls since 1927, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1930s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1927 to 1945.
- 20 total births
- 1927–1945 years on record
- 1930s peak decade
- 40% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
20 girls have been named Geneiva since 1927, peaking in the 1930s, last recorded in 1945.
- 20
- total births
- 1927–1945
- years on record
- 1930s
- peak decade
- 40%
- born in that decade
1930s
Peak decade
40% of everyone ever named Geneiva was born in this single decade.
1930
Single peak year
8 babies were named Geneiva in 1930 - its busiest year on record.
Geneiva's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Geneiva's full recorded timeline at 1930, 65% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 35% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1945, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1930 peak of 8 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Geneiva at a glance
Last recorded 1945Peak year
1930
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1927
Geneiva popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1927–1945
- Peak year (1930)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 19 years of records
Geneiva by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1930s was Geneiva's strongest decade.
8 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Geneiva births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s
1920s
7 births
- 1930s
1930s
8 births
- 1940s
1940s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1930s at 8 births (40% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Geneiva? ▼
Geneiva has been given to 20 babies in the U.S. since 1927, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 1945. 8 babies were born in 1930, its single highest year.
When was Geneiva most popular? ▼
Geneiva was most popular in the 1930s decade with 8 total births. The single peak year was 1930.
How long has the name Geneiva been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Geneiva since 1927 -- 19 years through the most recent 1945 data.
What names are similar to Geneiva? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Genevieve, Genesis, Geneva, Gena, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
What to do with Geneiva's data
- Geneiva's usage has stayed within range of its 1930s decade-level peak (8 total births) through the 1940s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Geneiva
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Compare Geneiva side by side: Geneiva vs Genevieve Geneiva vs Genesis Geneiva vs Geneva
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1927–1945 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Cite this page
NameAlmanac Editorial. "Geneiva: Baby Name Since 1927 - 20 Births, Peak 1930." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/geneiva. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Geneiva 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 July 2026.