Is Genevieve a boy or girl name?
Genevieve is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 1,835 girls and 0 boys were named Genevieve, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.9% of the 123,270 US babies named Genevieve were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #165
- Babies named Genevieve since 1880
- 123,270
- Most popular year
- 1918
- 3,313 babies
Boys and girls named Genevieve, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 | 1,088 | 100% |
| 1890s | 0 | 2,904 | 100% |
| 1900s | 0 | 5,292 | 100% |
| 1910s | 35 | 22,830 | 99.8% |
| 1920s | 69 | 24,780 | 99.7% |
| 1930s | 16 | 9,690 | 99.8% |
| 1940s | 13 | 5,123 | 99.7% |
| 1950s | 0 | 3,174 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 2,546 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 3,635 | 100% |
| 1980s | 12 | 4,751 | 99.7% |
| 1990s | 0 | 4,566 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 8,225 | 100% |
| 2010s | 6 | 15,635 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 8,880 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 1,835 | #165 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 1,750 | #165 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 1,746 | #165 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 1,840 | #154 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 1,709 | #169 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 1,722 | #168 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 1,711 | #171 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 1,666 | #183 |
| 2016 | 6 | #11,182 | 1,733 | #188 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 1,778 | #182 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 1,609 | #211 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 1,465 | #218 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 1,390 | #228 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 1,365 | #232 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 1,196 | #278 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 1,155 | #288 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 1,041 | #324 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 963 | #344 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 888 | #366 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 795 | #395 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 754 | #404 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 787 | #385 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 737 | #397 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 582 | #478 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 523 | #510 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 511 | #507 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 471 | #534 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 420 | #556 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 460 | #515 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 462 | #524 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 432 | #556 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 432 | #549 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 456 | #524 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 421 | #556 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 501 | #486 |
| 1989 | 7 | #6,462 | 403 | #556 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 449 | #499 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 439 | #495 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 446 | #482 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 508 | #433 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 479 | #437 |
| 1983 | 5 | #6,616 | 483 | #437 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 527 | #421 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 507 | #425 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 510 | #424 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 469 | #438 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 458 | #436 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 399 | #479 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 400 | #472 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 334 | #526 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 316 | #531 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 295 | #558 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 327 | #521 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 329 | #548 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 308 | #577 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 257 | #621 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 196 | #691 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 200 | #686 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 219 | #653 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 238 | #635 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 276 | #600 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 290 | #579 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 277 | #601 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 319 | #553 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 274 | #602 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 254 | #625 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 314 | #546 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 338 | #521 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 276 | #566 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 300 | #530 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 295 | #519 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 319 | #483 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 337 | #460 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 354 | #443 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 387 | #406 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 414 | #387 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 443 | #376 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 411 | #396 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 476 | #345 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 443 | #323 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 490 | #302 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 603 | #283 |
| 1942 | 8 | #2,791 | 609 | #277 |
| 1941 | 5 | #3,703 | 618 | #257 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 616 | #254 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 623 | #250 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 686 | #239 |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 692 | #234 |
| 1936 | 5 | #3,742 | 767 | #214 |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 893 | #196 |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 969 | #183 |
| 1933 | 5 | #3,851 | 1,055 | #172 |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 1,148 | #167 |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 1,360 | #145 |
| 1930 | 6 | #3,744 | 1,497 | #143 |
| 1929 | 7 | #3,361 | 1,583 | #142 |
| 1928 | 9 | #2,919 | 1,746 | #134 |
| 1927 | 6 | #3,936 | 2,032 | #126 |
| 1926 | 6 | #3,884 | 2,031 | #128 |
| 1925 | 9 | #3,009 | 2,404 | #113 |
| 1924 | 10 | #2,892 | 2,725 | #107 |
| 1923 | 5 | #4,476 | 2,869 | #97 |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 2,897 | #98 |
| 1921 | 9 | #3,075 | 3,235 | #90 |
| 1920 | 8 | #3,321 | 3,258 | #86 |
| 1919 | 6 | #3,898 | 3,155 | #88 |
| 1918 | 9 | #2,964 | 3,304 | #81 |
| 1917 | 6 | #3,714 | 3,192 | #77 |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 3,063 | #76 |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 2,928 | #76 |
| 1914 | 9 | #2,335 | 2,254 | #76 |
| 1913 | 5 | #2,999 | 1,684 | #84 |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 1,353 | #92 |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 989 | #93 |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 908 | #98 |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 785 | #99 |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 654 | #108 |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 678 | #103 |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 561 | #110 |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 508 | #125 |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 481 | #124 |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 427 | #130 |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 410 | #137 |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 368 | #137 |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 420 | #142 |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 356 | #132 |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 391 | #132 |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 371 | #130 |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 305 | #153 |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 313 | #143 |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 271 | #158 |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 243 | #161 |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 236 | #164 |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 201 | #169 |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 217 | #163 |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 201 | #155 |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 154 | #180 |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 149 | #164 |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 136 | #169 |
| 1885 | 0 | – | 87 | #204 |
| 1884 | 0 | – | 89 | #198 |
| 1883 | 0 | – | 81 | #186 |
| 1882 | 0 | – | 74 | #187 |
| 1881 | 0 | – | 58 | #197 |
| 1880 | 0 | – | 59 | #202 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Genevieve reached #2,335 in 1914. As a girl name, it reached #76 in 1914. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1910s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Genevieve
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.