Total births
33
Girls' name · since 1916
Geneiveve
Geneiveve has 33 recorded births since 1916 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1916 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 33
- total births
- 1916–1961
- years on record
- 1920s
- peak decade
- 48%
- born in that decade
33 girls have been named Geneiveve since 1916, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Geneiveve has 33 recorded births among girls since 1916, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1916 to 1961.
- 33 total births
- 1916–1961 years on record
- 1920s peak decade
- 48% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
33 girls have been named Geneiveve since 1916, peaking in the 1920s, last recorded in 1961.
- 33
- total births
- 1916–1961
- years on record
- 1920s
- peak decade
- 48%
- born in that decade
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.
Geneiveve's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Geneiveve's full recorded timeline at 1921, 52% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 48% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1917, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1916 peak of 6 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Geneiveve at a glance
Last recorded 1961Peak year
1916
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1916
Geneiveve popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1916–1961
- Peak year (1916)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 46 years of records
Geneiveve by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1920s was Geneiveve's strongest decade.
16 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.
Geneiveve births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
11 births
- 1920s
1920s
16 births
- 1960s 6
1960s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 16 births (48% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Geneiveve? ▼
Geneiveve has been given to 33 babies in the U.S. since 1916, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 1961. 6 babies were born in 1916, its single highest year.
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? ▼
Records for Geneiveve go back to 1916, giving 46 years of history 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.
What to do with Geneiveve's data
- Geneiveve's usage has stayed within range of its 1920s decade-level peak (16 total births) through the 1960s (6) -- 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 Geneiveve
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Compare Geneiveve side by side: Geneiveve vs Genevieve Geneiveve vs Genesis Geneiveve 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, 1916–1961 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Geneiveve: Baby Name Since 1916 - 33 Births, Peak 1916." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/geneiveve. 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 Geneiveve 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.