Total births
31
Girls' name · since 1919
Gennieve
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.
- 31
- total births
- 1919–1927
- years on record
- 1920s
- peak decade
- 84%
- born in that decade
Gennieve is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 31 have been recorded since 1919.
Gennieve has 31 recorded births among girls since 1919, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1919 to 1927.
- 31 total births
- 1919–1927 years on record
- 1920s peak decade
- 84% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
31 girls have been named Gennieve since 1919, peaking in the 1920s, last recorded in 1927.
- 31
- total births
- 1919–1927
- years on record
- 1920s
- peak decade
- 84%
- born in that decade
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.
Gennieve's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Gennieve splits its recorded history at 1922: 55% of all births land in the more recent half, 45% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1919 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1921 peak of 9 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Gennieve at a glance
Last recorded 1927Peak year
1921
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1919
Gennieve popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1919–1927
- Peak year (1921)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 9 years of records
Gennieve by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1920s was Gennieve's strongest decade.
26 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 84% of all-time use.
Gennieve births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 5
1910s
5 births
- 1920s
1920s
26 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 26 births (84% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Gennieve? ▼
Since 1919, Social Security records show 31 babies named Gennieve. The most recent recorded year was 1927. Its busiest year on record 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.
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1919–1927 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Gennieve: Baby Name Since 1919 - 31 Births, Peak 1921." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/gennieve. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Gennieve 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 July 2026.