How Many People Are Named Gennavieve?
An estimated 97 people in the United States have the first name Gennavieve. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 19 years old, and Gennavieve peaked in popularity in 2009 with 12 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Gennavieve 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 Gennavieve paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Gennavieve is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
97
About 1 in 3,533,550 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
19
years old
Peak Year
2009
12 births
Total Registered
98
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Gennavieve
Gennavieve is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 98 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Gennavieve as a female name
Ranked #16,711 in 2017
5 female births in 2017
Peak: 2009 (12 births)
Gennavieve: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Gennavieve span from the 1990s to the 2010s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 67 babies were registered. While Gennavieve is less common than at its peak in the 2000s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Gennavieve by Decade
How has Gennavieve 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.
Gennavieve + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Gennavieve as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Gennavieve
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Gennavieve: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Gennavieve?
We estimate approximately 97 people named Gennavieve 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 3,533,550 Americans share this first name.
Is Gennavieve a common name?
Gennavieve is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 64.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 98 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Gennavieve most popular?
Gennavieve reached peak popularity in 2009, when 12 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Gennavieve is approximately 19 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Gennavieve a female name?
Gennavieve is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Gennavieve Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Gennavieve Smith, Gennavieve Johnson, Gennavieve 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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