Recorded 1919–1927 Girls' name Peak 1921 31 births

Gennieve — girls' name

31 babies named Gennieve in U.S. Social Security records since 1919, with the highest year being 1921. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s51920s26
1920s
Peak decade

84% of everyone ever named Gennieve was born in this single decade.

1921
Single peak year

9 babies were named Gennieve in 1921 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Gennieve

The Social Security Administration has registered 31 babies named Gennieve between 1919 and 1927, spanning 9 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Gennieve currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1927. The name reached its historical peak in 1921, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Gennieve performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 26 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Gennieve shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Gennieve 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 31 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.

Gennieve at a glance

Last recorded 1927

Total births

31

Since 1919

9 years of records

Peak year

1921

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1927

Active since

1919

Recorded for 9 years

Last year on file: 1927

Gennieve popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1927–1919

Last recorded 1927
Peak year (1921)
9
Annual births at peak — across 9 years of records
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Gennieve by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
26 births that decade — 84% of Gennieve's all-time total
1910s51920s26

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Gennieve?
31 babies have been named Gennieve since 1919. It was last recorded in 1927. The peak year was 1921 with 9 births.
When was Gennieve most popular?
Gennieve was most popular in the 1920s decade with 26 total births. The single peak year was 1921.
How long has the name Gennieve been used?
Gennieve has been recorded in Social Security data since 1919, spanning 9 years of data through 1927.
What names are similar to Gennieve?
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, 1919–1927 (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.