Recorded 1914–1933 Girls' name Peak 1914 20 births

Genive — girls' name

20 babies named Genive in U.S. Social Security records since 1914, with the highest year being 1914. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s51920s101930s5
1920s
Peak decade

50% of everyone ever named Genive was born in this single decade.

1914
Single peak year

5 babies were named Genive in 1914 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Genive

The Social Security Administration has registered 20 babies named Genive between 1914 and 1933, spanning 20 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Genive currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1933. The name reached its historical peak in 1914, when 5 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Genive performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 10 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Genive shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Genive 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 20 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.

Genive at a glance

Last recorded 1933

Total births

20

Since 1914

20 years of records

Peak year

1914

5 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1933

Active since

1914

Recorded for 20 years

Last year on file: 1933

Genive popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1933–1914

Last recorded 1933
Peak year (1914)
5
Annual births at peak — across 20 years of records
5 1933192719261914 5

Genive by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
10 births that decade — 50% of Genive's all-time total
1910s51920s101930s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Genive?
20 babies have been named Genive since 1914. It was last recorded in 1933. The peak year was 1914 with 5 births.
When was Genive most popular?
Genive was most popular in the 1920s decade with 10 total births. The single peak year was 1914.
How long has the name Genive been used?
Genive has been recorded in Social Security data since 1914, spanning 20 years of data through 1933.
What names are similar to Genive?
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, 1914–1933 (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.