Recorded 1893–2021 Girls' name Peak 1921 494 births

Geneve — girls' name

494 babies named Geneve in U.S. Social Security records since 1893, with the highest year being 1921. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1890s51900s261910s881920s1401930s561940s191950s61970s281980s401990s242000s342010s232020s5
1920s
Peak decade

28% of everyone ever named Geneve was born in this single decade.

1921
Single peak year

20 babies were named Geneve in 1921 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Geneve

The Social Security Administration has registered 494 babies named Geneve between 1893 and 2021, spanning 129 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Geneve currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2021. The name reached its historical peak in 1921, when 20 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Geneve performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 140 births during that ten-year window. Across the 13 decades of recorded activity, Geneve shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Utah, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Geneve in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Geneve 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 494 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.

Geneve at a glance

Last recorded 2021

Total births

494

Since 1893

129 years of records

Peak year

1921

20 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2021

Active since

1893

Recorded for 129 years

Last year on file: 2021

Geneve popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2021–1893

Last recorded 2021
Peak year (1921)
20
Annual births at peak — across 129 years of records
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Geneve by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
140 births that decade — 28% of Geneve's all-time total
1890s51900s261910s881920s1401930s561940s191950s61970s281980s401990s242000s342010s232020s5

Geneve by state

Where Geneve concentrates geographically — total births since 1893

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Geneve
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Utah
5 1.0%
Utah share of Geneve's total US births 1.0%

5 of 494 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Geneve?
494 babies have been named Geneve since 1893. It was last recorded in 2021. The peak year was 1921 with 20 births.
When was Geneve most popular?
Geneve was most popular in the 1920s decade with 140 total births. The single peak year was 1921.
Where is Geneve most popular?
The top states for the name Geneve are Utah (5 births).
How long has the name Geneve been used?
Geneve has been recorded in Social Security data since 1893, spanning 129 years of data through 2021.
What names are similar to Geneve?
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.

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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, 1893–2021 (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.