Recorded 1916–1951 Boys' name Peak 1916 50 births

Genovevo — boys' name

50 babies named Genovevo in U.S. Social Security records since 1916, with the highest year being 1916. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s61920s111930s111940s171950s5
1940s
Peak decade

34% of everyone ever named Genovevo was born in this single decade.

1916
Single peak year

6 babies were named Genovevo in 1916 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Genovevo

The Social Security Administration has registered 50 babies named Genovevo between 1916 and 1951, spanning 36 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Genovevo currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1951. The name reached its historical peak in 1916, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Genovevo performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 17 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Genovevo shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 20 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Genovevo in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Genovevo 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 50 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.

Genovevo at a glance

Last recorded 1951

Total births

50

Since 1916

36 years of records

Peak year

1916

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1940s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1951

Active since

1916

Recorded for 36 years

Last year on file: 1951

Genovevo popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1951–1916

Last recorded 1951
Peak year (1916)
6
Annual births at peak — across 36 years of records
4.555.566.5 195119481946194119321931192619221916 6

Genovevo by decade

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

Peak: 1940s
Peak decade
1940s
17 births that decade — 34% of Genovevo's all-time total
1910s61920s111930s111940s171950s5

Genovevo by state

Where Genovevo concentrates geographically — total births since 1916

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Genovevo
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
20 40.0%
Texas share of Genovevo's total US births 40.0%

20 of 50 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Genovevo?
50 babies have been named Genovevo since 1916. It was last recorded in 1951. The peak year was 1916 with 6 births.
When was Genovevo most popular?
Genovevo was most popular in the 1940s decade with 17 total births. The single peak year was 1916.
Where is Genovevo most popular?
The top states for the name Genovevo are Texas (20 births).
How long has the name Genovevo been used?
Genovevo has been recorded in Social Security data since 1916, spanning 36 years of data through 1951.
What names are similar to Genovevo?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Gene, Genaro, Gentry, General, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1916–1951 (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.