Recorded 1900–2008 Girls' name Peak 1915 536 births

Genieve — girls' name

536 babies named Genieve in U.S. Social Security records since 1900, with the highest year being 1915. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1900s111910s1141920s1481930s831940s501950s171960s121970s271980s341990s112000s29
1920s
Peak decade

28% of everyone ever named Genieve was born in this single decade.

1915
Single peak year

22 babies were named Genieve in 1915 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Genieve

The Social Security Administration has registered 536 babies named Genieve between 1900 and 2008, spanning 109 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Genieve currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2008. The name reached its historical peak in 1915, when 22 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Genieve performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 148 births during that ten-year window. Across the 11 decades of recorded activity, Genieve shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Indiana, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Genieve in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Genieve 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 536 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.

Genieve at a glance

Last recorded 2008

Total births

536

Since 1900

109 years of records

Peak year

1915

22 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2008

Active since

1900

Recorded for 109 years

Last year on file: 2008

Genieve popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2008–1900

Last recorded 2008
Peak year (1915)
22
Annual births at peak — across 109 years of records
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Genieve by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
148 births that decade — 28% of Genieve's all-time total
1900s111910s1141920s1481930s831940s501950s171960s121970s271980s341990s112000s29

Genieve by state

Where Genieve concentrates geographically — total births since 1900

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Genieve
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Indiana
5 0.9%
Indiana share of Genieve's total US births 0.9%

5 of 536 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Genieve?
536 babies have been named Genieve since 1900. It was last recorded in 2008. The peak year was 1915 with 22 births.
When was Genieve most popular?
Genieve was most popular in the 1920s decade with 148 total births. The single peak year was 1915.
Where is Genieve most popular?
The top states for the name Genieve are Indiana (5 births).
How long has the name Genieve been used?
Genieve has been recorded in Social Security data since 1900, spanning 109 years of data through 2008.
What names are similar to Genieve?
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.

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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, 1900–2008 (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.