Recorded 1916–1961 Girls' name Peak 1916 33 births

Geneiveve — girls' name

33 babies named Geneiveve in U.S. Social Security records since 1916, with the highest year being 1916. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s111920s161960s6
1920s
Peak decade

48% of everyone ever named Geneiveve was born in this single decade.

1916
Single peak year

6 babies were named Geneiveve in 1916 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Geneiveve

The Social Security Administration has registered 33 babies named Geneiveve between 1916 and 1961, spanning 46 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Geneiveve currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1961. The name reached its historical peak in 1916, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Geneiveve performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 16 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Geneiveve shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Geneiveve in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 33 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Geneiveve at a glance

Last recorded 1961

Total births

33

Since 1916

46 years of records

Peak year

1916

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1961

Active since

1916

Recorded for 46 years

Last year on file: 1961

Geneiveve popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1961–1916

Last recorded 1961
Peak year (1916)
6
Annual births at peak — across 46 years of records
4.555.566.5 196119261921192019171916 6

Geneiveve by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
16 births that decade — 48% of Geneiveve's all-time total
1910s111920s161960s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Geneiveve?
33 babies have been named Geneiveve since 1916. It was last recorded in 1961. The peak year was 1916 with 6 births.
When was Geneiveve most popular?
Geneiveve was most popular in the 1920s decade with 16 total births. The single peak year was 1916.
How long has the name Geneiveve been used?
Geneiveve has been recorded in Social Security data since 1916, spanning 46 years of data through 1961.
What names are similar to Geneiveve?
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.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1916–1961 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.