Girls' name · since 1882
Genevra
307 babies named Genevra in U.S. Social Security records since 1882, with the highest year being 1921. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #15,701 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 307
- born since 1882
- 1920s
- peak decade
Genevra is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 307 have been recorded since 1882.
Genevra has 307 recorded births among girls since 1882, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, 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 1882 to 2004.
- #15,701 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 307 born since 1882
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Genevra ranks #15,701 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 307 born since 1882, peaking in the 1920s.
- #15,701 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 307
- born since 1882
- 1920s
- peak decade
Genevra's 307 recorded births place it above 78.27% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Genevra's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Genevra's full recorded timeline at 1935, 41% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 59% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1882, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1921 peak of 20 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Genevra popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1882–2004
- Peak year (1921)
- 20
- Annual births at peak, across 123 years of records
Genevra by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (87 births, 28% of the file).
1920s was Genevra's strongest decade.
87 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.
Genevra births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 5
1880s
5 births
- 1900s 8
1900s
8 births
- 1910s
1910s
69 births
- 1920s
1920s
87 births
- 1930s 29
1930s
29 births
- 1940s 16
1940s
16 births
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
- 1960s 34
1960s
34 births
- 1970s
1970s
38 births
- 1980s 6
1980s
6 births
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 87 births (28% of all-time use).
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What to do with Genevra's data
- Genevra's decade-level peak was the 1920s (87 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
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 Genevra: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1921)
Similar record span (~122 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, 1882–2004 (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 Genevra 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.