Recorded 1917–1998 Girls' name Peak 1917 48 births

Genieva — girls' name

48 babies named Genieva in U.S. Social Security records since 1917, with the highest year being 1917. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s71920s61930s111980s111990s13
1990s
Peak decade

27% of everyone ever named Genieva was born in this single decade.

1917
Single peak year

7 babies were named Genieva in 1917 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Genieva

The Social Security Administration has registered 48 babies named Genieva between 1917 and 1998, spanning 82 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Genieva currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1998. The name reached its historical peak in 1917, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Genieva performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 13 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Genieva shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Genieva 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 48 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.

Genieva at a glance

Last recorded 1998

Total births

48

Since 1917

82 years of records

Peak year

1917

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1998

Active since

1917

Recorded for 82 years

Last year on file: 1998

Genieva popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–1917

Last recorded 1998
Peak year (1917)
7
Annual births at peak — across 82 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 19981990198319801937193019261917 7

Genieva by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
13 births that decade — 27% of Genieva's all-time total
1910s71920s61930s111980s111990s13

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Genieva?
48 babies have been named Genieva since 1917. It was last recorded in 1998. The peak year was 1917 with 7 births.
When was Genieva most popular?
Genieva was most popular in the 1990s decade with 13 total births. The single peak year was 1917.
How long has the name Genieva been used?
Genieva has been recorded in Social Security data since 1917, spanning 82 years of data through 1998.
What names are similar to Genieva?
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, 1917–1998 (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.