Girls' name · since 1880
Geneva
Since 1880, U.S. Social Security records show 88,758 babies named Geneva, peaking in 1924. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #404 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,653 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 88,758
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
Yes -- Geneva is the #1653 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 88,758 recorded since 1880.
Geneva has 88,758 recorded births among girls since 1880, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #1653 as of the latest data, more common than 90% of girls, 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 1880 to 2025.
- #404 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,653 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 88,758 born since 1880
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Geneva ranks #404 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,653 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 88,758 born since 1880, peaking in the 1920s.
- #404 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,653 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 88,758
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
Geneva's 88,758 recorded births place it above 99.44% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
46 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Kentucky.
How Geneva compares
88,758 Top 3% higher than 97% 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
Geneva's all-time total is 236x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Geneva | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 88,758 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 2,582 | 21 | 19,840 |
Geneva's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Geneva splits its recorded history at 1953: 21% of all births land in the more recent half, 79% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1880 (28 births) -- compare that against the 1924 peak of 2,582 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Geneva popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (1924)
- 2,582
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Geneva popularity over time - boys
309 total births recorded since 1912 (Geneva as boys' name)
Geneva by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (23,273 births, 26% of the file).
1920s was Geneva's strongest decade.
23,273 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 26% of all-time use.
Geneva births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 663
1880s
663 births
- 1890s 1,669
1890s
1,669 births
- 1900s 3,861
1900s
3,861 births
- 1910s
1910s
15,043 births
- 1920s
1920s
23,273 births
- 1930s
1930s
14,279 births
- 1940s
1940s
9,485 births
- 1950s 6,175
1950s
6,175 births
- 1960s 3,350
1960s
3,350 births
- 1970s 2,510
1970s
2,510 births
- 1980s 2,336
1980s
2,336 births
- 1990s 1,974
1990s
1,974 births
- 2000s 1,603
2000s
1,603 births
- 2010s 1,712
2010s
1,712 births
- 2020s 825
2020s
825 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 23,273 births (26% of all-time use).
How Geneva 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 Geneva's total volume
Geneva by state
Where Geneva concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Kentucky | | 6,483 | 7.3% |
| #2 | Texas | | 6,474 | 7.3% |
| #3 | North Carolina | | 4,911 | 5.5% |
| #4 | Georgia | | 4,746 | 5.3% |
| #5 | Tennessee | | 4,369 | 4.9% |
| #6 | South Carolina | | 4,249 | 4.8% |
| #7 | Oklahoma | | 3,417 | 3.8% |
| #8 | Arkansas | | 3,368 | 3.8% |
6,483 of 88,758 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 46 reporting states.
Geneva appears in 46 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Geneva's data
- Geneva's decade-level peak was the 1920s (23,273 total births); usage has since declined to 825 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Kentucky records the most Genevas (6,483 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Kentucky names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Geneva: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1924)
Similar record span (~145 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, 1880–2025 (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 Geneva 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.