Total births
48
Girls' name · since 1917
Genieva
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.
- 48
- total births
- 1917–1998
- years on record
- 1990s
- peak decade
- 27%
- born in that decade
Genieva is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 48 have been recorded since 1917.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Genieva has been recorded 48 times among girls since 1917, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1917 to 1998.
- 48 total births
- 1917–1998 years on record
- 1990s peak decade
- 27% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
48 girls have been named Genieva since 1917, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 1998.
- 48
- total births
- 1917–1998
- years on record
- 1990s
- peak decade
- 27%
- born in that decade
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.
Genieva's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Genieva's full recorded timeline at 1980, 50% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 50% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1937, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1917 peak of 7 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Genieva at a glance
Last recorded 1998Peak year
1917
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1917
Genieva popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1917–1998
- Peak year (1917)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 82 years of records
Genieva by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1990s was Genieva's strongest decade.
13 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.
Genieva births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
7 births
- 1920s
1920s
6 births
- 1930s
1930s
11 births
- 1980s
1980s
11 births
- 1990s
1990s
13 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 13 births (27% of all-time use).
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? ▼
The SSA has tracked Genieva since 1917 -- 82 years through the most recent 1998 data.
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.
Keep exploring Genieva
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1917–1998 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Genieva: Baby Name Since 1917 - 48 Births, Peak 1917." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/genieva. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Genieva 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 July 2026.