Girls' name · since 1917

Gennevieve

Since 1917, U.S. Social Security records show 10 babies named Gennevieve, peaking in 1917. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#55,283 of 72,339
all-time among girls
10
born since 1917
1910s
peak decade

Gennevieve is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 10 have been recorded since 1917.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gennevieve has been recorded 10 times among girls since 1917, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1910s. 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 2007.

  • #55,283 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 10 born since 1917
  • 1910s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gennevieve ranks #55,283 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 10 born since 1917, peaking in the 1910s.

#55,283 of 72,339
all-time among girls
10
born since 1917
1910s
peak decade
Rare archive record
All-time archive position

Gennevieve's 10 recorded births place it above 21.24% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Gennevieve's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Gennevieve's SSA record in two at 2007 and the more recent half accounts for 50% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 50%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1917, with only 5 births recorded.

Gennevieve popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1917–2007

Last recorded 2007
Peak year (1917)
5
Annual births at peak, across 91 years of records
5 19172007 5

Gennevieve by decade

1910s is the heaviest window (5 births, 50% of the file).

1910s was Gennevieve's strongest decade.

5 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.

Gennevieve births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1910s at 5 births (50% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Gennevieve? ▼
Since 1917, Social Security records show 10 babies named Gennevieve. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #55,283 of 72,339 girls' names by total births. The most recent recorded year was 2007. Its busiest year on record was 1917, with 5 births.
Where does Gennevieve sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gennevieve ranks #55,283 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Gennevieve most popular? ▼
Gennevieve was most popular in the 1910s decade with 5 total births. The single peak year was 1917.
How long has the name Gennevieve been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Gennevieve since 1917 -- 91 years through the most recent 2007 data.
What names are similar to Gennevieve? ▼
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.

What to do with Gennevieve's data

  • Gennevieve's usage has stayed within range of its 1910s decade-level peak (5 total births) through the 2000s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Gennevieve

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Two nationwide peer axes for Gennevieve: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1917–2007 (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 Gennevieve 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.