NameTides

Genevieve

Genevieve was the #148 girls' name in the US in 2025 (1,981 babies), and #478 in England & Wales and #361 in Canada.

Genevieve as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Genevieve as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.01.252.53.75518801900192019401960198020002020USCanadaScotlandIrelandEngland & Wales
Genevieve as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.01.252.53.7551880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanada
2025#148 (1,981)#478 (83)#359 (9)—#483 (7)#361 (86)
2024#165 (1,849)#583 (67)#476 (6)#407 (3)#898 (3)#536 (56)
2023#165 (1,752)#510 (77)#630 (4)#391 (3)—#505 (58)
2022#165 (1,748)#541 (72)#470 (6)—#559 (6)#384 (79)
2021#154 (1,841)#476 (89)#792 (3)—#464 (8)#394 (81)
2020#169 (1,711)#494 (82)#429 (7)—#628 (5)#450 (66)
2019#168 (1,722)#458 (92)#493 (6)#336 (4)#871 (3)#417 (78)
2018#171 (1,714)#472 (91)#449 (7)—#568 (6)#381 (86)
2017#183 (1,666)#486 (90)——#524 (7)#496 (65)
2016#188 (1,734)#427 (104)#675 (4)—#585 (6)#321 (105)
2015#182 (1,780)#423 (104)——#494 (8)#381 (90)
2014#210 (1,610)#448 (97)——#373 (12)#305 (108)
2013#217 (1,465)#450 (93)#663 (4)——#267 (122)
2012#228 (1,390)#397 (117)#815 (3)#330 (5)#907 (3)#370 (87)
2011#232 (1,366)#509 (83)#430 (8)—#437 (10)#348 (94)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1915 at #76.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • In the US records since the data begins in 1880.
  • A comeback: it faded for decades and is rising again.

How common is it?

about 1 in 810 baby girls in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet about 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USGirls2025about 1 in 810common
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 3,000uncommon
ScotlandGirls2025about 1 in 2,000uncommon
IrelandGirls2025about 1 in 3,000uncommon
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 1,700uncommon

Next year

On its recent trend, Genevieve is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 820 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 750 to 1 in 890.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Genevieve by state, 2025Alaska: #38AKMaine: #116MEWisconsin: #115WIVermont: #75VTNew Hampshire: #121NHWashington: #131WAIdaho: #193IDMontana: #168MTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: #128MNIllinois: #109ILMichigan: #111MINew York: #148NYMassachusetts: #131MAOregon: #169ORNevada: #150NVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: #188SDIowa: #82IAIndiana: #135INOhio: #134OHPennsylvania: #124PANew Jersey: #133NJConnecticut: #120CTRhode Island: #91RICalifornia: #161CAUtah: #129UTColorado: #107CONebraska: #149NEMissouri: #85MOKentucky: #286KYWest Virginia: #273WVVirginia: #117VAMaryland: #168MDDelaware: #140DEArizona: #121AZNew Mexico: #217NMKansas: #82KSArkansas: #176ARTennessee: #163TNNorth Carolina: #212NCSouth Carolina: #178SCDistrict of Columbia: #64DCOklahoma: #206OKLouisiana: #134LAMississippi: #441MSAlabama: #201ALGeorgia: #204GAHawaii: #69HITexas: #231TXFlorida: #184FL
Genevieve (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Across Canada

ProvinceYearRankBabies
Ontario2024#41830

Genevieve (girls): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
GenevieveCanadaGirls#36186
GenevieveCanadaBoys—too few
GenevieveEngland & WalesGirls#47883
GenevieveIrelandGirls#4837
GenevieveNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
GenevieveScotlandGirls#3599
GenevieveUSGirls#1481,981
GenevieveUSBoys—too few