Genevive

girls:

1.1k births since 1892

#4647 (19th percentile)

overall:

1.1k births since 1892

#6670 (14th percentile)

Popularity Trends

The name Genevive is the #6,670 most popular name of all time in the U.S. on a gender-neutral basis, with a total of 1,069 recorded births since 1892. This represents the 13.8% percentile of name popularity (more popular than 13.8% of all names). For girls, it ranks #4,647 (18.7% percentile) for all time with 1,069 births since 1892.

Genevive first appeared in U.S. birth records in 1892 (first recorded for girls in 1892). Birth data for Genevive is available in 91 out of the 132 years between 1892 and 2023. The Social Security Administration only reports birth data for years in which the name was given to at least five children of the same gender.

For girls, Genevive reached its peak popularity in 1923, achieving the 4.9% percentile (ranked #580) with 28 births per million. The name was most common in 1923, with 28 births per million (ranked 4.9% percentile). Since reaching a low point around 2019, the popularity of this name for girls has been increasing. Currently, Genevive ranks #947 for girls (0.0% percentile) with 3 births per million, which is 10.2% of its peak share of births.

This chart shows the total number of births per million babies in each year for the name "Genevive".

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Key Statistics

Total Births
1,069
Peak Births
35
Peak Year
1923
First Recorded
1892
Peak Percentile
4.9%
Current Percentile
0.0%
Peak Rank
#580
Current Rank
#947
Female statistics

How to Pronounce Genevive

Our model has identified 3 different pronunciations for the name Genevive. Click the play button under each pronunciation to hear it spoken aloud.

Our model is 50.0% confident that Genevive is pronounced as JEH-nuh-veev, which has 3 syllables. The next most likely pronunciation is JEH-nuh-VEEV, at 39.1% confidence, with 3 syllables.

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