Genever — girls' name

What the Data Says About Genever

The Social Security Administration has registered 240 babies named Genever between 1900 and 1944, spanning 45 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Genever currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1944. The name reached its historical peak in 1924, when 20 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Genever performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 110 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Genever shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Mississippi, which accounts for 13 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by South Carolina. In total, SSA state-level files list Genever in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Genever 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 240 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.