Girls' name · since 1999
Gennavieve
Since 1999, U.S. Social Security records show 98 babies named Gennavieve, peaking in 2009. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #27,309 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 98
- born since 1999
- 2000s
- peak decade
Gennavieve sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 98 recorded since 1999.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gennavieve has been recorded 98 times among girls since 1999, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1999 to 2017.
- #27,309 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 98 born since 1999
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gennavieve ranks #27,309 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 98 born since 1999, peaking in the 2000s.
- #27,309 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 98
- born since 1999
- 2000s
- peak decade
Gennavieve's 98 recorded births place it above 62.15% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Gennavieve's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Gennavieve's full recorded timeline at 2007, 56% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 44% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1999, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2009 peak of 12 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Gennavieve popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1999–2017
- Peak year (2009)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 19 years of records
Gennavieve by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (67 births, 68% of the file).
2000s was Gennavieve's strongest decade.
67 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 68% of all-time use.
Gennavieve births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s
2000s
67 births
- 2010s 26
2010s
26 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 67 births (68% of all-time use).
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- Gennavieve's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (67 total births) through the 2010s (26) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Gennavieve: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2009)
Similar record span (~18 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 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, 1999–2017 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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 Gennavieve 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 August 2026.