Genoveva — #8942 US girls' name

What the Data Says About Genoveva

The Social Security Administration has registered 2,570 babies named Genoveva between 1885 and 2024, spanning 140 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Genoveva currently holds the #8942 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1925, when 51 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Genoveva performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 425 births during that ten-year window. Across the 15 decades of recorded activity, Genoveva shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 1,281 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and New Mexico. In total, SSA state-level files list Genoveva in 5 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Genoveva 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 2,570 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.