How Many People Are Named Genevieve?
An estimated 53,277 people in the United States have the first name Genevieve. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 29 years old, and Genevieve peaked in popularity in 1918 with 3,313 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Genevieve as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Genevieve paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- While Genevieve is overwhelmingly female, 151 male births have been registered with this name since 1880.
Estimated Living Americans
53,277
About 1 in 6,433 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Female
99.9% confidence
Average Age
29
years old
Peak Year
1918
3,313 births
Total Registered
123,270
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Genevieve
Genevieve is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 123,270 total births registered, 99.9% were female.
Genevieve as a male name
Ranked #11,182 in 2016
6 male births in 2016
Peak: 1924 (10 births)
Genevieve as a female name
Ranked #165 in 2024
1,835 female births in 2024
Peak: 1918 (3,304 births)
Genevieve: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Genevieve span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 24,849 babies were registered. While Genevieve is less common than at its peak in the 1920s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Genevieve by Decade
How has Genevieve tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
| Decade | Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 1,088 | 0 | 1,088 | |
| 1890s | 2,904 | 0 | 2,904 | |
| 1900s | 5,292 | 0 | 5,292 | |
| 1910s | 22,865 | 35 | 22,830 | |
| 1920s | 24,849 | 69 | 24,780 | |
| 1930s | 9,706 | 16 | 9,690 | |
| 1940s | 5,136 | 13 | 5,123 | |
| 1950s | 3,174 | 0 | 3,174 | |
| 1960s | 2,546 | 0 | 2,546 | |
| 1970s | 3,635 | 0 | 3,635 | |
| 1980s | 4,763 | 12 | 4,751 | |
| 1990s | 4,566 | 0 | 4,566 | |
| 2000s | 8,225 | 0 | 8,225 | |
| 2010s | 15,641 | 6 | 15,635 | |
| 2020s | 8,880 | 0 | 8,880 | |
Genevieve by State
Birth registrations for Genevieve span all 51 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, California, Pennsylvania. The lowest are in Delaware, Wyoming, Alaska. On average, about 2,152 Genevieves were registered per state.
Genevieve + Last Name Combinations
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Genevieve: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Genevieve?
We estimate approximately 53,277 people named Genevieve are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 6,433 Americans share this first name.
Is Genevieve a common name?
Genevieve is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 99.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 123,270 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Genevieve most popular?
Genevieve reached peak popularity in 1918, when 3,313 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Genevieve is approximately 29 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Genevieve a female name?
Genevieve is predominantly female. 99.9% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Genevieve Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Genevieve Smith, Genevieve Johnson, Genevieve Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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