Genevieve
A girls’ name of Germanic origin, meaning woman of the race or tribe.
How Genevieve has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #182 |
| 2016 | #188 |
| 2017 | #183 |
| 2018 | #171 |
| 2019 | #168 |
| 2020 | #169 |
| 2021 | #155 |
| 2022 | #165 |
| 2023 | #166 |
| 2024 | #165 |
| 2025 | #148 |
Genevieve by the numbers
In 2025, 83 babies in England and Wales were named Genevieve. In the US, 1,653 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given several times more often in the US than in England and Wales.
Its American peak was 3,304 babies in 1918, making it a 1910s name.
At its height, in 1915, about 1 in 350 American girls born that year was called Genevieve.
Names that come from Genevieve
Forms of Genevieve in other languages, names built from it, and names that mean a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Genevieve. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Genavieveof the race of women; respelling of Genevieve22 in the US (2017)
- Geneviveof the tribe of women; an invented spelling of Genevieve7 in the US (2017)
- Gwenevievevariant of Genevieve, meaning woman of the race5 in the US (2017)
- Gennavievewoman of the race; a form of Geneviève5 in the US (2017)
- Gwenevierevariant of Gwyneth or Gwen, meaning fair or blessed5 in the US (2017)
- Genevie34 in the US (2017)
Sounds like Genevieve
Names that are said the same way as Genevieve, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Jenevievewoman of the race; a variant of Genevieve60 in the US (2017)
- Jenavievewoman of the race; a variant of Genevieve42 in the US (2017)
- Jennavieve14 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Genevieve
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