Geneva

#1,652 for girls in 2025, 125 births · Last seen for boys in 1968 at #4,136
Given to girls 99.7% of the time

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Peak · girls
1920 · 2,467 births
Debut · girls
28 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
88,758
since 1880

Geneva over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Geneva has never cracked the top 100 here.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201919peak #106, 1920girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#1,652125—
2024#1,598131—
2023#1,534139—
2022#1,490146—
2021#1,584132—
2020#1,432152—
2019#1,406160—
2018#1,399160—
2017#1,340173—
2016#1,252195—
2015#1,219203—
2014#1,368170—
2013#1,432158—
2012#1,288185—
2011#1,440157—
2010#1,489151—
2009#1,383171—
2008#1,495156—
2007#1,402170—
2006#1,403161—
2005#1,417151—
2004#1,357155—
2003#1,332153—
2002#1,218165—
2001#1,231164—
2000#1,245157—
1999#1,103180—
1998#1,078180—
1997#1,036184—
1996#1,013185—
1995#986190—
1994#941197—
1993#916209—
1992#933208—
1991#915210—
1990#849231—
1989#836226—
1988#789238—
1987#893188—
1986#802209—
1985#732236—
1984#747218—
1983#666258—
1982#707246—
1981#671260—
1980#678257—
1979#722230—
1978#652248—
1977#652249—
1976#628247—
1975#625252—
1974#687214—
1973#572285—
1972#624249—
1971#662239—
1970#591297—
1969#614263—
1968#594261#4,1365
1967#549293—
1966#560287—
1965#550300#3,5376
1964#504376—
1963#526343—
1962#501371—
1961#472425—
1960#468431—
1959#451457—
1958#422492—
1957#385560—
1956#381545—
1955#371559—
1954#334646—
1953#301746—
1952#304694—
1951#293720—
1950#284756—
1949#275787#3,6905
1948#270828—
1947#246925#3,3706
1946#233955—
1945#212913#3,3385
1944#215916#2,6338
1943#209995—
1942#1981,046#2,7128
1941#1801,051#3,1336
1940#1781,069#2,4789
1939#1721,143#3,1136
1938#1711,179#2,4799
1937#1581,331#2,4799
1936#1531,335#3,5495
1935#1561,306—
1934#1391,472#2,12112
1933#1411,419#2,5429
1932#1371,632#3,3616
1931#1361,664#2,6519
1930#1331,798#2,7819
1929#1301,846#2,19913
1928#1241,981#2,27013
1927#1192,263#3,7806
1926#1172,329#1,98116
1925#1092,470#2,75510
1924#1102,582#3,2608
1923#1112,406#2,9509
1922#1102,444#2,48612
1921#1132,485#3,2148
1920#1062,467#2,13115
1919#1072,262#2,8779
1918#1122,191#2,8829
1917#1131,997#1,98615
1916#1121,919#2,38911
1915#1101,856#2,31011
1914#1181,371—
1913#1201,069#2,2737
1912#116991#2,5445
1911#122688—
1910#117699—
1909#131539—
1908#136511—
1907#141464—
1906#151396—
1905#149398—
1904#145374—
1903#161308—
1902#162308—
1901#179244—
1900#172319—
1899#189218—
1898#196220—
1897#204183—
1896#197197—
1895#202180—
1894#195180—
1893#206152—
1892#226131—
1891#24796—
1890#230112—
1889#213117—
1888#221109—
1887#21195—
1886#24571—
1885#28050—
1884#23963—
1883#26148—
1882#25047—
1881#27335—
1880#29428—
First appearance
1880

In the first year the SSA published name data, Geneva was already there! It came in at #294, and was given to 28 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1880–1881, when fewer than 36 girls a year got the name.

Where Geneva is popular in 1919

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Geneva, so not publishedAKMaine: #122 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 459 girlsMEVermont: #91 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 307 girlsVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Geneva, so not publishedNHWashington: #157 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 879 girlsWAIdaho: #144 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 591 girlsIDMontana: #157 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 773 girlsMTNorth Dakota: #168 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 889 girlsNDMinnesota: #156 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 929 girlsMNIllinois: #139 for girls · 75 births · 1 in 759 girlsILWisconsin: #183 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 1,267 girlsWIMichigan: #164 for girls · 31 births · 1 in 1,093 girlsMINew York: #385 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 5,967 girlsNYMassachusetts: #223 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 2,172 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Geneva, so not publishedRIOregon: #185 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,058 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Geneva, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Geneva, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #124 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 566 girlsSDIowa: #112 for girls · 42 births · 1 in 489 girlsIAIndiana: #57 for girls · 100 births · 1 in 243 girlsINOhio: #111 for girls · 97 births · 1 in 518 girlsOHPennsylvania: #210 for girls · 48 births · 1 in 1,941 girlsPANew Jersey: #249 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 3,062 girlsNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Geneva, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #299 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,329 girlsCAUtah: #179 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 784 girlsUTColorado: #151 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 644 girlsCONebraska: #214 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,295 girlsNEMissouri: #67 for girls · 112 births · 1 in 259 girlsMOKentucky: #28 for girls · 178 births · 1 in 152 girlsKYWest Virginia: #82 for girls · 53 births · 1 in 317 girlsWVVirginia: #108 for girls · 62 births · 1 in 443 girlsVAMaryland: #151 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 872 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Geneva, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Geneva, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: #120 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 406 girlsNMKansas: #110 for girls · 32 births · 1 in 483 girlsKSArkansas: #32 for girls · 142 births · 1 in 143 girlsARTennessee: #42 for girls · 138 births · 1 in 187 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #64 for girls · 158 births · 1 in 228 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #51 for girls · 134 births · 1 in 177 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Geneva, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #37 for girls · 129 births · 1 in 172 girlsOKLouisiana: #137 for girls · 37 births · 1 in 588 girlsLAMississippi: #85 for girls · 73 births · 1 in 300 girlsMSAlabama: #108 for girls · 75 births · 1 in 411 girlsALGeorgia: #77 for girls · 128 births · 1 in 290 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Geneva, so not publishedHITexas: #72 for girls · 155 births · 1 in 335 girlsTXFlorida: #87 for girls · 31 births · 1 in 326 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Kentucky#28 · 1 in 152
  2. Arkansas#32 · 1 in 143
  3. Oklahoma#37 · 1 in 172
  4. Tennessee#42 · 1 in 187
  5. South Carolina#51 · 1 in 177

Best ever in a state: #19 in Kentucky, 1925.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Kentucky#281781 in 152
Arkansas#321421 in 143
Oklahoma#371291 in 172
Tennessee#421381 in 187
South Carolina#511341 in 177
Indiana#571001 in 243
North Carolina#641581 in 228
Missouri#671121 in 259
Texas#721551 in 335
Georgia#771281 in 290
West Virginia#82531 in 317
Mississippi#85731 in 300
Florida#87311 in 326
Vermont#9181 in 307
Alabama#108751 in 411
Virginia#108621 in 443
Kansas#110321 in 483
Ohio#111971 in 518
Iowa#112421 in 489
New Mexico#12081 in 406
Maine#122131 in 459
South Dakota#124111 in 566
Louisiana#137371 in 588
Illinois#139751 in 759
Idaho#14471 in 591
Colorado#151121 in 644
Maryland#151161 in 872
Minnesota#156231 in 929
Montana#15771 in 773
Washington#157111 in 879
Michigan#164311 in 1,093
North Dakota#16881 in 889
Utah#17961 in 784
Wisconsin#183181 in 1,267
Oregon#18551 in 1,058
Pennsylvania#210481 in 1,941
Nebraska#21491 in 1,295
Massachusetts#223161 in 2,172
New Jersey#249101 in 3,062
California#299101 in 2,329
New York#385161 in 5,967
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Geneva
Momentum · girls
Holding steady
  • 54 spots since 2024 (#1,598 → #1,652)
  • 220 spots since 2020 (#1,432 → #1,652)
  • 433 spots since 2015 (#1,219 → #1,652)
  • Biggest jump: 104 spots in 1988 (#893 → #789)
  • Biggest drop: 115 spots in 1974 (#572 → #687)
Rise & fade · girls
40 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 1920 at #106 (2,467 births)
  • Births halved by 1938, 18 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 116 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 116 yrs · run 1880–1995
Share of babies · girls
1 in 484
  • Highest: 1 in 484 girls born in 1924 were named Geneva (0.21%)
  • Latest: 1 in 12,858 girls born in 2025 (0.01%)
  • Its best rank, #106 in 1920, was only 1 in 486 (0.21%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · girls
The 1920s
  • 26.2% of all girls named Geneva (23,273) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s663#211 (1887)#249
1890s1,669#189 (1899)#209
1900s3,861#131 (1909)#153
1910s15,043#107 (1919)#115
1920s23,273#106 (1920)#115
1930s14,279#133 (1930)#150
1940s9,485#178 (1940)#222
1950s6,175#284 (1950)#353
1960s3,350#468 (1960)#534
1970s2,510#572 (1973)#642
1980s2,336#666 (1983)#752
1990s1,974#849 (1990)#977
2000s1,603#1,218 (2002)#1,348
2010s1,712#1,219 (2015)#1,363
2020s825#1,432 (2020)#1,548

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Geneva in 1919

girls
#107
2,262 births · 1 in 500 girls
boys
#2,877
9 births · 1 in 108,902 boys

Top girls' names in 1919

  1. #1Mary65,836
  2. #2Helen33,706
  3. #3Dorothy31,733
  4. #4Margaret26,238
  5. #5Ruth24,562
  6. #6Mildred17,300
  7. #7Virginia15,636
  8. #8Elizabeth15,287
  9. #9Frances15,106
  10. #10Anna14,498
  11. #107Geneva2,262

Top boys' names in 1919

  1. #1John53,522
  2. #2William43,969
  3. #3James42,392
  4. #4Robert41,025
  5. #5Charles25,192
  6. #6George25,170
  7. #7Joseph24,266
  8. #8Edward18,536
  9. #9Frank15,701
  10. #10Thomas13,434
  11. #2,877Geneva9
More about 1919

girls

1,130,117 girls got a published name in 1919; 1 in 500 of them was named Geneva, which outranked 98.1% of the 5,559 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Geneva
  1. #104Velma2,341
  2. #105Emily2,307
  3. #106Georgia2,284
  4. #107Geneva2,262
  5. #108Beulah2,212
  6. #109Sophie2,200
  7. #110Rosa2,189
Biggest movers since 1918
Risers
  1. ↑ 851Gregoria#1,805 → #954
  2. ↑ 443Concha#1,333 → #890
  3. ↑ 390Arlena#1,299 → #909
  4. ↑ 353Marina#1,255 → #902
  5. ↑ 333Roselle#1,333 → #1,000
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,019Liberty#585 → #1,604
  2. ↓ 840Victory#809 → #1,649
  3. ↓ 567Karen#960 → #1,527
  4. ↓ 404Zena#989 → #1,393
  5. ↓ 359Malvina#989 → #1,348

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

980,122 boys got a published name in 1919; 1 in 108,902 of them was named Geneva, which outranked 40.2% of the 4,810 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 30.9% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Geneva
  1. #2,665Ysidro10
  2. #2,665Zenas10
  3. #2,665Zygmont10
  4. #2,877Geneva9
  5. #2,877Abbie9
  6. #2,877Abelino9
  7. #2,877Adelaido9
  8. #3,115Abbott8
  9. #3,115Abron8
  10. #3,115Adair8

Tied with 237 names at #2,877; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1918
Risers
  1. ↑ 446Quinten#1,313 → #867
  2. ↑ 432Dempsey#1,012 → #580
  3. ↑ 341Winton#1,231 → #890
  4. ↑ 334Donnie#1,211 → #877
  5. ↑ 332Edsel#1,062 → #730
Fallers
  1. ↓ 2,008Foch#869 → #2,877
  2. ↓ 582Carmel#949 → #1,531
  3. ↓ 403Eligah#918 → #1,321
  4. ↓ 398Nels#809 → #1,207
  5. ↓ 355Myer#966 → #1,321

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1919 →