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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201941peak #106, 1920girls
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.

Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

Show data table
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 1941

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Geneva, so not publishedAKMaine: #193 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,280 girlsMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Geneva, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Geneva, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 girls named Geneva, so not publishedWAIdaho: #139 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 625 girlsIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Geneva, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Geneva, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Geneva, so not publishedMNIllinois: #285 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 2,910 girlsILWisconsin: #264 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,126 girlsWIMichigan: #371 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 5,318 girlsMINew York: #543 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 9,645 girlsNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Geneva, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Geneva, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Geneva, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Geneva, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Geneva, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Geneva, so not publishedSDIowa: #276 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,903 girlsIAIndiana: #225 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 2,056 girlsINOhio: #195 for girls · 35 births · 1 in 1,633 girlsOHPennsylvania: #349 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 4,621 girlsPANew Jersey: #391 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 5,834 girlsNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Geneva, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #337 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 2,934 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Geneva, so not publishedUTColorado: #259 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,822 girlsCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Geneva, so not publishedNEMissouri: #149 for girls · 34 births · 1 in 877 girlsMOKentucky: #68 for girls · 86 births · 1 in 333 girlsKYWest Virginia: #130 for girls · 31 births · 1 in 632 girlsWVVirginia: #110 for girls · 52 births · 1 in 501 girlsVAMaryland: #231 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,841 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Geneva, so not publishedDEArizona: #224 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,012 girlsAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Geneva, so not publishedNMKansas: #226 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,826 girlsKSArkansas: #96 for girls · 48 births · 1 in 409 girlsARTennessee: #91 for girls · 66 births · 1 in 445 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #127 for girls · 69 births · 1 in 565 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #97 for girls · 59 births · 1 in 381 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Geneva, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #91 for girls · 45 births · 1 in 450 girlsOKLouisiana: #149 for girls · 40 births · 1 in 618 girlsLAMississippi: #99 for girls · 61 births · 1 in 378 girlsMSAlabama: #131 for girls · 52 births · 1 in 572 girlsALGeorgia: #99 for girls · 83 births · 1 in 392 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Geneva, so not publishedHITexas: #169 for girls · 82 births · 1 in 778 girlsTXFlorida: #128 for girls · 32 births · 1 in 506 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Kentucky#68 · 1 in 333
  2. Tennessee#91 · 1 in 445
  3. Oklahoma#91 · 1 in 450
  4. Arkansas#96 · 1 in 409
  5. South Carolina#97 · 1 in 381

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Kentucky#68861 in 333
Oklahoma#91451 in 450
Tennessee#91661 in 445
Arkansas#96481 in 409
South Carolina#97591 in 381
Georgia#99831 in 392
Mississippi#99611 in 378
Virginia#110521 in 501
North Carolina#127691 in 565
Florida#128321 in 506
West Virginia#130311 in 632
Alabama#131521 in 572
Idaho#13971 in 625
Louisiana#149401 in 618
Missouri#149341 in 877
Texas#169821 in 778
Maine#19351 in 1,280
Ohio#195351 in 1,633
Arizona#22451 in 1,012
Indiana#225141 in 2,056
Kansas#22671 in 1,826
Maryland#23181 in 1,841
Colorado#25951 in 1,822
Wisconsin#26481 in 3,126
Iowa#27671 in 2,903
Illinois#285211 in 2,910
California#337191 in 2,934
Pennsylvania#349171 in 4,621
Michigan#37191 in 5,318
New Jersey#39151 in 5,834
New York#543101 in 9,645
Alaska
Connecticut
Delaware
District of Columbia
Hawaii
Massachusetts
Minnesota
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Mexico
North Dakota
Oregon
Rhode Island
South Dakota
Utah
Vermont
Washington
Wyoming

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 1941

girls
#180
1,051 births · 1 in 1,149 girls
boys
#3,133
6 births · 1 in 204,720 boys

Top girls' names in 1941

  1. #1Mary58,048
  2. #2Barbara39,543
  3. #3Patricia36,905
  4. #4Carol24,187
  5. #5Linda23,721
  6. #6Judith23,320
  7. #7Betty20,905
  8. #8Nancy20,885
  9. #9Sandra19,500
  10. #10Shirley16,954
  11. #180Geneva1,051

Top boys' names in 1941

  1. #1James66,751
  2. #2Robert64,247
  3. #3John57,520
  4. #4William47,798
  5. #5Richard39,112
  6. #6Charles32,742
  7. #7David30,553
  8. #8Thomas26,641
  9. #9Ronald24,407
  10. #10Donald22,641
  11. #3,133Geneva6
More about 1941

girls

1,208,119 girls got a published name in 1941; 1 in 1,149 of them was named Geneva, which outranked 96.5% of the 5,085 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.5% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Geneva
  1. #177Rosie1,107
  2. #178Jackie1,094
  3. #179Agnes1,093
  4. #180Geneva1,051
  5. #181Dixie1,046
  6. #182Marianne1,032
  7. #183Carrie1,030
Biggest movers since 1940
Risers
  1. 2,130Jerilyn#2,737#607
  2. 1,258Trina#2,109#851
  3. 372Karan#1,347#975
  4. 371Kristine#1,313#942
  5. 356Sherri#1,186#830
Fallers
  1. 447Kenneth#971#1,418
  2. 421Janna#997#1,418
  3. 366Beatriz#989#1,355
  4. 338Merna#997#1,335
  5. 337Eldora#957#1,294

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

boys

1,228,318 boys got a published name in 1941; 1 in 204,720 of them was named Geneva, which outranked 21.7% of the 4,002 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.6% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Geneva
  1. #2,872Wilmar7
  2. #2,872Windsor7
  3. #2,872Zeno7
  4. #3,133Geneva6
  5. #3,133Abbie6
  6. #3,133Ada6
  7. #3,133Aden6
  8. #3,505Abundio5
  9. #3,505Addis5
  10. #3,505Afton5

Tied with 371 names at #3,133; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1940
Risers
  1. 586Gay#1,573#987
  2. 375Issac#1,251#876
  3. 363Otho#1,334#971
  4. 338Lawrance#1,208#870
  5. 313Ford#1,251#938
Fallers
  1. 508Wilkie#792#1,300
  2. 452Arlis#994#1,446
  3. 394Ruby#939#1,333
  4. 359Gonzalo#850#1,209
  5. 325Lenord#929#1,254

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

See the top 100 for 1941