US rank #2481 Girls' name Peak 2023 1,768 births

Jenevieve — #2481 US girls' name

1,768 babies named Jenevieve in U.S. Social Security records since 1914, with the highest year being 2023. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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#2481
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 86% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

36% of everyone ever named Jenevieve was born in this single decade.

2023
Single peak year

89 babies were named Jenevieve in 2023 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jenevieve

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,768 babies named Jenevieve between 1914 and 2024, spanning 111 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Jenevieve currently holds the #2481 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2023, when 89 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jenevieve performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 643 births during that ten-year window. Across the 10 decades of recorded activity, Jenevieve shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 309 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Jenevieve in 10 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jenevieve 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 1,768 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.

Jenevieve at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,768

Since 1914

111 years of records

Peak year

2023

89 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#2,481

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1914

Recorded for 111 years

Last year on file: 2024

Jenevieve popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1914

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2023)
89
Annual births at peak — across 111 years of records
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Jenevieve by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
643 births that decade — 36% of Jenevieve's all-time total
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Jenevieve by state

Where Jenevieve concentrates geographically — total births since 1914

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Jenevieve
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
309 17.5%
#2 Texas
132 7.5%
#3 Florida
69 3.9%
#4 Ohio
16 0.9%
#5 Arizona
13 0.7%
#6 Illinois
13 0.7%
#7 Pennsylvania
13 0.7%
#8 New York
12 0.7%
California share of Jenevieve's total US births 17.5%
Even split

309 of 1,768 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 10 reporting states.

Jenevieve appears in 10 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jenevieve?
1,768 babies have been named Jenevieve since 1914. It currently ranks #2481 among girls. The peak year was 2023 with 89 births.
When was Jenevieve most popular?
Jenevieve was most popular in the 2010s decade with 643 total births. The single peak year was 2023.
Where is Jenevieve most popular?
The top states for the name Jenevieve are California (309 births), Texas (132 births), Florida (69 births).
How long has the name Jenevieve been used?
Jenevieve has been recorded in Social Security data since 1914, spanning 111 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Jenevieve?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jennifer, Jenna, Jennie, Jenny, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1914–2024 (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.