Recorded 1920–1940 Girls' name Peak 1924 22 births

Genevea — girls' name

22 babies named Genevea in U.S. Social Security records since 1920, with the highest year being 1924. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s161940s6
1920s
Peak decade

73% of everyone ever named Genevea was born in this single decade.

1924
Single peak year

6 babies were named Genevea in 1924 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Genevea

The Social Security Administration has registered 22 babies named Genevea between 1920 and 1940, spanning 21 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Genevea currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1940. The name reached its historical peak in 1924, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Genevea performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 16 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Genevea shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Genevea 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 22 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.

Genevea at a glance

Last recorded 1940

Total births

22

Since 1920

21 years of records

Peak year

1924

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1940

Active since

1920

Recorded for 21 years

Last year on file: 1940

Genevea popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1940–1920

Last recorded 1940
Peak year (1924)
6
Annual births at peak — across 21 years of records
4.555.566.5 1940192919241920 5

Genevea by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
16 births that decade — 73% of Genevea's all-time total
1920s161940s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Genevea?
22 babies have been named Genevea since 1920. It was last recorded in 1940. The peak year was 1924 with 6 births.
When was Genevea most popular?
Genevea was most popular in the 1920s decade with 16 total births. The single peak year was 1924.
How long has the name Genevea been used?
Genevea has been recorded in Social Security data since 1920, spanning 21 years of data through 1940.
What names are similar to Genevea?
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, 1920–1940 (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.