Recorded 1917–2007 Girls' name Peak 1917 10 births

Gennevieve — girls' name

10 babies named Gennevieve in U.S. Social Security records since 1917, with the highest year being 1917. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s52000s5
1910s
Peak decade

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

1917
Single peak year

5 babies were named Gennevieve in 1917 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Gennevieve

The Social Security Administration has registered 10 babies named Gennevieve between 1917 and 2007, spanning 91 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Gennevieve currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2007. The name reached its historical peak in 1917, when 5 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Gennevieve performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 5 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Gennevieve shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Gennevieve 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 10 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.

Gennevieve at a glance

Last recorded 2007

Total births

10

Since 1917

91 years of records

Peak year

1917

5 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2007

Active since

1917

Recorded for 91 years

Last year on file: 2007

Gennevieve popularity over time

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

Last recorded 2007
Peak year (1917)
5
Annual births at peak — across 91 years of records
5 20071917 5

Gennevieve by decade

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

Peak: 1910s
Peak decade
1910s
5 births that decade — 50% of Gennevieve's all-time total
1910s52000s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Gennevieve?
10 babies have been named Gennevieve since 1917. It was last recorded in 2007. The peak year was 1917 with 5 births.
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?
Gennevieve has been recorded in Social Security data since 1917, spanning 91 years of data through 2007.
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.

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, 1917–2007 (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.