Girls' name · since 1913
Genova
Since 1913, U.S. Social Security records show 251 babies named Genova, peaking in 1991. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #17,553 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,301 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 251
- born since 1913
- 2020s
- peak decade
Genova currently ranks #13301 among girls' names in America, with 251 babies recorded since 1913.
Genova has 251 recorded births among girls since 1913, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #13301 as of the latest data, more common than 23% of girls, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1913 to 2025.
- #17,553 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #13,301 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 251 born since 1913
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Genova ranks #17,553 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #13,301 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 251 born since 1913, peaking in the 2020s.
- #17,553 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,301 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 251
- born since 1913
- 2020s
- peak decade
Genova's 251 recorded births place it above 75.7% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Genova compares
251 41st percentile among 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Genova's all-time total is 33% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Genova | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 251 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 19 | 21 | 19,840 |
Genova's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Genova's SSA record in two at 1948 and the more recent half accounts for 58% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 42%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1913, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1991 peak of 19, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Genova popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1913–2025
- Peak year (1991)
- 19
- Annual births at peak, across 113 years of records
Genova by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (62 births, 25% of the file).
2020s was Genova's strongest decade.
62 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 25% of all-time use.
Genova births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
30 births
- 1920s
1920s
46 births
- 1930s 18
1930s
18 births
- 1940s 17
1940s
17 births
- 1950s 13
1950s
13 births
- 1960s 6
1960s
6 births
- 1990s
1990s
32 births
- 2000s 6
2000s
6 births
- 2010s 21
2010s
21 births
- 2020s
2020s
62 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 62 births (25% of all-time use).
Genova by state
Where Genova concentrates geographically, total births since 1913
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 18 | 7.2% |
18 of 251 births nationwide.
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- California records the most Genovas (18 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Genova: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1991)
Similar record span (~112 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, 1913–2025 (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 Genova 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.