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
- Peak · girls
- 1920 · 2,467 births
- Debut · girls
- 28 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 88,758since 1880
Geneva over time
Rank among girls' names. Geneva has never cracked the top 100 here.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #1,652 | 125 | — | |
| 2024 | #1,598 | 131 | — | |
| 2023 | #1,534 | 139 | — | |
| 2022 | #1,490 | 146 | — | |
| 2021 | #1,584 | 132 | — | |
| 2020 | #1,432 | 152 | — | |
| 2019 | #1,406 | 160 | — | |
| 2018 | #1,399 | 160 | — | |
| 2017 | #1,340 | 173 | — | |
| 2016 | #1,252 | 195 | — | |
| 2015 | #1,219 | 203 | — | |
| 2014 | #1,368 | 170 | — | |
| 2013 | #1,432 | 158 | — | |
| 2012 | #1,288 | 185 | — | |
| 2011 | #1,440 | 157 | — | |
| 2010 | #1,489 | 151 | — | |
| 2009 | #1,383 | 171 | — | |
| 2008 | #1,495 | 156 | — | |
| 2007 | #1,402 | 170 | — | |
| 2006 | #1,403 | 161 | — | |
| 2005 | #1,417 | 151 | — | |
| 2004 | #1,357 | 155 | — | |
| 2003 | #1,332 | 153 | — | |
| 2002 | #1,218 | 165 | — | |
| 2001 | #1,231 | 164 | — | |
| 2000 | #1,245 | 157 | — | |
| 1999 | #1,103 | 180 | — | |
| 1998 | #1,078 | 180 | — | |
| 1997 | #1,036 | 184 | — | |
| 1996 | #1,013 | 185 | — | |
| 1995 | #986 | 190 | — | |
| 1994 | #941 | 197 | — | |
| 1993 | #916 | 209 | — | |
| 1992 | #933 | 208 | — | |
| 1991 | #915 | 210 | — | |
| 1990 | #849 | 231 | — | |
| 1989 | #836 | 226 | — | |
| 1988 | #789 | 238 | — | |
| 1987 | #893 | 188 | — | |
| 1986 | #802 | 209 | — | |
| 1985 | #732 | 236 | — | |
| 1984 | #747 | 218 | — | |
| 1983 | #666 | 258 | — | |
| 1982 | #707 | 246 | — | |
| 1981 | #671 | 260 | — | |
| 1980 | #678 | 257 | — | |
| 1979 | #722 | 230 | — | |
| 1978 | #652 | 248 | — | |
| 1977 | #652 | 249 | — | |
| 1976 | #628 | 247 | — | |
| 1975 | #625 | 252 | — | |
| 1974 | #687 | 214 | — | |
| 1973 | #572 | 285 | — | |
| 1972 | #624 | 249 | — | |
| 1971 | #662 | 239 | — | |
| 1970 | #591 | 297 | — | |
| 1969 | #614 | 263 | — | |
| 1968 | #594 | 261 | #4,136 | 5 |
| 1967 | #549 | 293 | — | |
| 1966 | #560 | 287 | — | |
| 1965 | #550 | 300 | #3,537 | 6 |
| 1964 | #504 | 376 | — | |
| 1963 | #526 | 343 | — | |
| 1962 | #501 | 371 | — | |
| 1961 | #472 | 425 | — | |
| 1960 | #468 | 431 | — | |
| 1959 | #451 | 457 | — | |
| 1958 | #422 | 492 | — | |
| 1957 | #385 | 560 | — | |
| 1956 | #381 | 545 | — | |
| 1955 | #371 | 559 | — | |
| 1954 | #334 | 646 | — | |
| 1953 | #301 | 746 | — | |
| 1952 | #304 | 694 | — | |
| 1951 | #293 | 720 | — | |
| 1950 | #284 | 756 | — | |
| 1949 | #275 | 787 | #3,690 | 5 |
| 1948 | #270 | 828 | — | |
| 1947 | #246 | 925 | #3,370 | 6 |
| 1946 | #233 | 955 | — | |
| 1945 | #212 | 913 | #3,338 | 5 |
| 1944 | #215 | 916 | #2,633 | 8 |
| 1943 | #209 | 995 | — | |
| 1942 | #198 | 1,046 | #2,712 | 8 |
| 1941 | #180 | 1,051 | #3,133 | 6 |
| 1940 | #178 | 1,069 | #2,478 | 9 |
| 1939 | #172 | 1,143 | #3,113 | 6 |
| 1938 | #171 | 1,179 | #2,479 | 9 |
| 1937 | #158 | 1,331 | #2,479 | 9 |
| 1936 | #153 | 1,335 | #3,549 | 5 |
| 1935 | #156 | 1,306 | — | |
| 1934 | #139 | 1,472 | #2,121 | 12 |
| 1933 | #141 | 1,419 | #2,542 | 9 |
| 1932 | #137 | 1,632 | #3,361 | 6 |
| 1931 | #136 | 1,664 | #2,651 | 9 |
| 1930 | #133 | 1,798 | #2,781 | 9 |
| 1929 | #130 | 1,846 | #2,199 | 13 |
| 1928 | #124 | 1,981 | #2,270 | 13 |
| 1927 | #119 | 2,263 | #3,780 | 6 |
| 1926 | #117 | 2,329 | #1,981 | 16 |
| 1925 | #109 | 2,470 | #2,755 | 10 |
| 1924 | #110 | 2,582 | #3,260 | 8 |
| 1923 | #111 | 2,406 | #2,950 | 9 |
| 1922 | #110 | 2,444 | #2,486 | 12 |
| 1921 | #113 | 2,485 | #3,214 | 8 |
| 1920 | #106 | 2,467 | #2,131 | 15 |
| 1919 | #107 | 2,262 | #2,877 | 9 |
| 1918 | #112 | 2,191 | #2,882 | 9 |
| 1917 | #113 | 1,997 | #1,986 | 15 |
| 1916 | #112 | 1,919 | #2,389 | 11 |
| 1915 | #110 | 1,856 | #2,310 | 11 |
| 1914 | #118 | 1,371 | — | |
| 1913 | #120 | 1,069 | #2,273 | 7 |
| 1912 | #116 | 991 | #2,544 | 5 |
| 1911 | #122 | 688 | — | |
| 1910 | #117 | 699 | — | |
| 1909 | #131 | 539 | — | |
| 1908 | #136 | 511 | — | |
| 1907 | #141 | 464 | — | |
| 1906 | #151 | 396 | — | |
| 1905 | #149 | 398 | — | |
| 1904 | #145 | 374 | — | |
| 1903 | #161 | 308 | — | |
| 1902 | #162 | 308 | — | |
| 1901 | #179 | 244 | — | |
| 1900 | #172 | 319 | — | |
| 1899 | #189 | 218 | — | |
| 1898 | #196 | 220 | — | |
| 1897 | #204 | 183 | — | |
| 1896 | #197 | 197 | — | |
| 1895 | #202 | 180 | — | |
| 1894 | #195 | 180 | — | |
| 1893 | #206 | 152 | — | |
| 1892 | #226 | 131 | — | |
| 1891 | #247 | 96 | — | |
| 1890 | #230 | 112 | — | |
| 1889 | #213 | 117 | — | |
| 1888 | #221 | 109 | — | |
| 1887 | #211 | 95 | — | |
| 1886 | #245 | 71 | — | |
| 1885 | #280 | 50 | — | |
| 1884 | #239 | 63 | — | |
| 1883 | #261 | 48 | — | |
| 1882 | #250 | 47 | — | |
| 1881 | #273 | 35 | — | |
| 1880 | #294 | 28 | — | |
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 1936
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Kentucky#38 · 1 in 181
- Arkansas#51 · 1 in 247
- Georgia#55 · 1 in 239
- South Carolina#56 · 1 in 224
- Oklahoma#75 · 1 in 327
Best ever in a state: #19 in Kentucky, 1925.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kentucky | #38 | 142 | 1 in 181 |
| Arkansas | #51 | 70 | 1 in 247 |
| Georgia | #55 | 123 | 1 in 239 |
| South Carolina | #56 | 89 | 1 in 224 |
| Oklahoma | #75 | 61 | 1 in 327 |
| Virginia | #82 | 68 | 1 in 334 |
| Mississippi | #84 | 66 | 1 in 323 |
| Tennessee | #84 | 73 | 1 in 362 |
| West Virginia | #89 | 48 | 1 in 383 |
| North Carolina | #100 | 88 | 1 in 405 |
| Florida | #108 | 30 | 1 in 420 |
| Louisiana | #113 | 46 | 1 in 445 |
| Alabama | #120 | 58 | 1 in 489 |
| South Dakota | #120 | 10 | 1 in 511 |
| Texas | #128 | 98 | 1 in 560 |
| New Mexico | #133 | 9 | 1 in 540 |
| Missouri | #141 | 35 | 1 in 738 |
| District of Columbia | #152 | 5 | 1 in 888 |
| Indiana | #158 | 21 | 1 in 1,104 |
| Kansas | #160 | 15 | 1 in 829 |
| Ohio | #169 | 40 | 1 in 1,173 |
| Maine | #181 | 6 | 1 in 1,031 |
| Colorado | #227 | 6 | 1 in 1,319 |
| Maryland | #251 | 5 | 1 in 2,223 |
| Pennsylvania | #285 | 23 | 1 in 3,089 |
| Iowa | #290 | 6 | 1 in 3,097 |
| Illinois | #291 | 18 | 1 in 2,808 |
| California | #299 | 16 | 1 in 2,301 |
| New Jersey | #306 | 6 | 1 in 3,918 |
| Michigan | #367 | 8 | 1 in 4,845 |
| New York | #554 | 7 | 1 in 11,700 |
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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
- 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)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1920 at #106 (2,467 births)
- Births halved by 1938, 18 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 116 yrs · run 1880–1995
- 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
- 26.2% of all girls named Geneva (23,273) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 663 | #211 (1887) | #249 |
| 1890s | 1,669 | #189 (1899) | #209 |
| 1900s | 3,861 | #131 (1909) | #153 |
| 1910s | 15,043 | #107 (1919) | #115 |
| 1920s | 23,273 | #106 (1920) | #115 |
| 1930s | 14,279 | #133 (1930) | #150 |
| 1940s | 9,485 | #178 (1940) | #222 |
| 1950s | 6,175 | #284 (1950) | #353 |
| 1960s | 3,350 | #468 (1960) | #534 |
| 1970s | 2,510 | #572 (1973) | #642 |
| 1980s | 2,336 | #666 (1983) | #752 |
| 1990s | 1,974 | #849 (1990) | #977 |
| 2000s | 1,603 | #1,218 (2002) | #1,348 |
| 2010s | 1,712 | #1,219 (2015) | #1,363 |
| 2020s | 825 | #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 1936
Top girls' names in 1936
Top boys' names in 1936
More about 1936
girls
1,040,390 girls got a published name in 1936; 1 in 779 of them was named Geneva, which outranked 96.8% of the 4,856 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- ↓ 1,028Norita#713 → #1,741
- ↓ 506Vernetta#974 → #1,480
- ↓ 461Ozella#984 → #1,445
- ↓ 400Shirleyann#896 → #1,296
- ↓ 342Idell#925 → #1,267
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,037,205 boys got a published name in 1936; 1 in 207,441 of them was named Geneva, which outranked 12.1% of the 4,037 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.3% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Tied with 488 names at #3,549; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.