How Many People Are Named Geniva?
An estimated 74 people in the United States have the first name Geniva. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 47 years old, and Geniva peaked in popularity in 1923 with 10 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Geniva 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 Geniva paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Geniva is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
74
About 1 in 4,631,815 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
47
years old
Peak Year
1923
10 births
Total Registered
203
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Geniva
Geniva is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 203 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Geniva as a female name
Ranked #16,050 in 2024
5 female births in 2024
Peak: 1923 (10 births)
Geniva: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Geniva span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 9 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 66 babies were registered. Geniva has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Geniva by Decade
How has Geniva 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.
Geniva + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Geniva as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Geniva
Other first names starting with G with a similar number of bearers.
Geniva: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Geniva?
We estimate approximately 74 people named Geniva 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 4,631,815 Americans share this first name.
Is Geniva a common name?
Geniva is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 60.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 203 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Geniva most popular?
Geniva reached peak popularity in 1923, when 10 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Geniva is approximately 47 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Geniva a female name?
Geniva is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Geniva Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Geniva Smith, Geniva Johnson, Geniva 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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