US rank #15390 Girls' name Peak 1923 203 births

Geniva — #15390 US girls' name

203 babies named Geniva in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 1923. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s121920s661930s391940s291970s51980s251990s172000s52020s5
#15390
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 13% of names given to girls today.

1920s
Peak decade

33% of everyone ever named Geniva was born in this single decade.

1923
Single peak year

10 babies were named Geniva in 1923 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Geniva

The Social Security Administration has registered 203 babies named Geniva between 1915 and 2024, spanning 110 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Geniva currently holds the #15390 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1923, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Geniva performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 66 births during that ten-year window. Across the 9 decades of recorded activity, Geniva shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Geniva 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 203 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.

Geniva at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

203

Since 1915

110 years of records

Peak year

1923

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

#15,390

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1915

Recorded for 110 years

Last year on file: 2024

Geniva popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1915

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1923)
10
Annual births at peak — across 110 years of records
4681012 20241989197819401931192619211915 6

Geniva by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
66 births that decade — 33% of Geniva's all-time total
1910s121920s661930s391940s291970s51980s251990s172000s52020s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Geniva?
203 babies have been named Geniva since 1915. It currently ranks #15390 among girls. The peak year was 1923 with 10 births.
When was Geniva most popular?
Geniva was most popular in the 1920s decade with 66 total births. The single peak year was 1923.
How long has the name Geniva been used?
Geniva has been recorded in Social Security data since 1915, spanning 110 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Geniva?
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, 1915–2024 (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.