Girls' name · since 1885
Genoveva
Genoveva has 2,577 recorded births since 1885 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1925 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #3,966 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #11,967 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,577
- born since 1885
- 1920s
- peak decade
Genoveva currently ranks #11967 among girls' names in America, with 2,577 babies recorded since 1885.
Genoveva has 2,577 recorded births among girls since 1885, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #11967 as of the latest data, more common than 31% of girls, 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 1885 to 2025.
- #3,966 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #11,967 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 2,577 born since 1885
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Genoveva ranks #3,966 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #11,967 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 2,577 born since 1885, peaking in the 1920s.
- #3,966 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #11,967 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,577
- born since 1885
- 1920s
- peak decade
Genoveva's 2,577 recorded births place it above 94.51% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Genoveva compares
2,577 Top 20% higher than 80% of 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
Genoveva's all-time total is 7x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Genoveva | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,577 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 51 | 21 | 19,840 |
Genoveva's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Genoveva's full recorded timeline at 1959, 41% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 59% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1888, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1925 peak of 51 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Genoveva popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1885–2025
- Peak year (1925)
- 51
- Annual births at peak, across 141 years of records
Genoveva by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (425 births, 16% of the file).
1920s was Genoveva's strongest decade.
425 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 16% of all-time use.
Genoveva births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 16
1880s
16 births
- 1890s 67
1890s
67 births
- 1900s 74
1900s
74 births
- 1910s
1910s
185 births
- 1920s
1920s
425 births
- 1930s
1930s
301 births
- 1940s
1940s
247 births
- 1950s
1950s
236 births
- 1960s
1960s
217 births
- 1970s
1970s
220 births
- 1980s
1980s
175 births
- 1990s 140
1990s
140 births
- 2000s 111
2000s
111 births
- 2010s 106
2010s
106 births
- 2020s 57
2020s
57 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 425 births (16% of all-time use).
How Genoveva compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Genoveva's total volume
Genoveva by state
Where Genoveva concentrates geographically, total births since 1885
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 1,281 | 49.7% |
| #2 | California | | 278 | 10.8% |
| #3 | New Mexico | | 53 | 2.1% |
| #4 | New York | | 19 | 0.7% |
| #5 | Arizona | | 5 | 0.2% |
1,281 of 2,577 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Genoveva's data
- Genoveva's decade-level peak was the 1920s (425 total births); usage has since declined to 57 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Genovevas (1,281 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Genoveva: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1925)
Similar record span (~140 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, 1885–2025 (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 Genoveva 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.