Girls' name · since 1892
Genevive
1,077 babies named Genevive in U.S. Social Security records since 1892, with the highest year being 1923. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #7,133 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #10,959 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,077
- born since 1892
- 1920s
- peak decade
1,077 babies have been named Genevive since 1892, making it today's #10959 girls' name.
Genevive has 1,077 recorded births among girls since 1892, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #10959 as of the latest data, more common than 37% 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 1892 to 2025.
- #7,133 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #10,959 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,077 born since 1892
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Genevive ranks #7,133 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,959 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,077 born since 1892, peaking in the 1920s.
- #7,133 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #10,959 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,077
- born since 1892
- 1920s
- peak decade
Genevive's 1,077 recorded births place it above 90.13% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Genevive compares
1,077 Top 31% higher than 69% 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
Genevive's all-time total is 186% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Genevive | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,077 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 35 | 21 | 19,840 |
Genevive's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Genevive's SSA record in two at 1952 and the more recent half accounts for 40% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 60%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1892, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1923 peak of 35, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Genevive popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1892–2025
- Peak year (1923)
- 35
- Annual births at peak, across 134 years of records
Genevive by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (234 births, 22% of the file).
1920s was Genevive's strongest decade.
234 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 22% of all-time use.
Genevive births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 12
1890s
12 births
- 1900s 25
1900s
25 births
- 1910s
1910s
172 births
- 1920s
1920s
234 births
- 1930s
1930s
131 births
- 1940s 71
1940s
71 births
- 1950s 46
1950s
46 births
- 1960s 34
1960s
34 births
- 1970s 14
1970s
14 births
- 1980s 30
1980s
30 births
- 1990s 57
1990s
57 births
- 2000s
2000s
147 births
- 2010s 64
2010s
64 births
- 2020s 40
2020s
40 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 234 births (22% of all-time use).
How Genevive 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 Genevive's total volume
Genevive by state
Where Genevive concentrates geographically, total births since 1892
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 18 | 1.7% |
| #2 | Illinois | | 10 | 0.9% |
| #3 | Texas | | 6 | 0.6% |
| #4 | New York | | 5 | 0.5% |
18 of 1,077 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Genevive's data
- Genevive's decade-level peak was the 1920s (234 total births); usage has since declined to 40 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Genevives (18 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Genevive: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1923)
Similar record span (~133 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, 1892–2025 (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 Genevive 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.