Geneva

juh-NEE-vuh /dʒəˈniːvə/
girl 3 syllables cooling

Geneva is a familiar girls' name that peaked in 1924 and has since faded.

Geneva is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #1,657 for girl births in the United States (and #3,043 across all names), given to 125 babies. Geneva was first reported in SSA data in 1880 and peaked in 1924 (2,582 births).

About the name Geneva

Pronunciationjuh-NEE-vuh /dʒəˈniːvə/
CultureEnglish
#1,657among girls 2025
#3,043among all names 2025
125girls 2025

Names similar to Geneva

How popular is Geneva?

Girls named Geneva 125 in 2025
188019001920194019601980200020202025
Girls named Geneva per year hover for count and girls rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1880–2025 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–2025) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here
Boys named Geneva
1912192019301940195019601968
Boys named Geneva per year hover for count and boys rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1880–2025 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–2025) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here

Geneva total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territories♀ Rank♂ Rank
2025125125#1,657—
2024131131#1,602—
2023139139#1,537—
2022146146#1,492—
2021132132#1,589—
2020152152#1,434—
2019160160#1,407—
2018160160#1,400—
2017173173#1,343—
2016195195#1,254—
2015203203#1,220—
2014170170#1,369—
2013158158#1,432—
2012185185#1,288—
2011157157#1,443—
2010151151#1,493—
2009171171#1,387—
2008156156#1,499—
2007170170#1,402—
2006161161#1,406—
2005151151#1,421—
2004155155#1,358—
2003153153#1,334—
2002165165#1,220—
2001164164#1,231—
2000157157#1,246—
1999180180#1,103—
1998180180#1,080—
1997184—#1,038—
1996185—#1,013—
1995190—#987—
1994197—#943—
1993209—#916—
1992208—#935—
1991210—#916—
1990231—#851—
1989226—#837—
1988238—#789—
1987188—#894—
1986209—#803—
1985236—#734—
1984218—#747—
1983258—#667—
1982246—#707—
1981260—#672—
1980257—#678—
1979230—#723—
1978248—#652—
1977249—#652—
1976247—#628—
1975252—#626—
1974214—#688—
1973285—#572—
1972249—#625—
1971239—#663—
1970297—#591—
1969263—#614—
1968266—#594#4,342
1967293—#549—
1966287—#560—
1965306—#550#3,669
1964376—#504—
1963343—#526—
1962371—#501—
1961425—#472—
1960431—#470—
1959457—#451—
1958492—#422—
1957560—#385—
1956545—#381—
1955559—#371—
1954646—#334—
1953746—#301—
1952694—#304—
1951720—#293—
1950756—#285—
1949792—#275#3,892
1948828—#270—
1947931—#246#3,493
1946955—#233—
1945918—#212#3,488
1944924—#215#2,716
1943995—#209—
19421,054—#198#2,790
19411,057—#180#3,281
19401,078—#178#2,551
19391,149—#172#3,250
19381,188—#171#2,545
19371,340—#158#2,565
19361,340—#153#3,741
19351,306—#156—
19341,484—#139#2,168
19331,428—#141#2,614
19321,638—#137#3,519
19311,673—#136#2,733
19301,807—#133#2,858
19291,859—#130#2,248
19281,994—#124#2,315
19272,269—#119#3,935
19262,345—#117#2,019
19252,480—#109#2,823
19242,590—#110#3,348
19232,415—#111#3,044
19222,456—#110#2,546
19212,493—#113#3,318
19202,482—#106#2,169
19192,271—#107#2,961
19182,200—#112#2,963
19172,012—#113#2,028
19161,930—#112#2,440
19151,867—#110#2,363
19141,371—#118—
19131,076—#120#2,353
1912996—#116#2,679
1911688—#122—
1910699—#117—
1909539—#131—
1908511—#136—
1907464—#141—
1906396—#151—
1905398—#149—
1904374—#145—
1903308—#161—
1902308—#162—
1901244—#180—
1900319—#172—
1899218—#189—
1898220—#196—
1897183—#204—
1896197—#197—
1895180—#203—
1894180—#195—
1893152—#207—
1892131—#226—
189196—#249—
1890112—#230—
1889117—#213—
1888109—#221—
188795—#211—
188671—#246—
188550—#281—
188463—#240—
188348—#262—
188247—#252—
188135—#273—
188028—#298—