Genevieve
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- JEN-e-veev
- Origin
- French
- UK rank, 2025
- #478 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #148 for girls
Genevieve is a girls' name of French origin. In 2025 it ranked 478th for girls in the UK (92 babies) and 148th for girls in the US (1,981 babies).
What does Genevieve mean?
French: French form of Genovefa, of uncertain Germanic or Celtic origin
St Geneviève is the patron saint of Paris, credited with protecting the city from Attila's Huns in 451.
More on Wiktionary.
Is Genevieve a girl's or a boy's name?
Genevieve is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 92 girls in the UK and 1,981 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Genevieve in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #478among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 92about 1 in 3,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 13% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 92 girls in the UK were named Genevieve, making it the 478th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 493rd. Its busiest year was 2012, with 125 girls.
Half of all the girls named Genevieve in the UK since 1996 were born between 2004 and 2018. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Among girls in 2025, it was 478th in England and Wales and 359th in Scotland.
Genevieve in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 92 | #478 |
| 2024 | 76 | #565 |
| 2023 | 84 | #519 |
| 2022 | 78 | #547 |
| 2021 | 92 | #502 |
| 2020 | 89 | #493 |
| 2019 | 102 | #464 |
| 2018 | 98 | #493 |
| 2017 | 91 | #519 |
| 2016 | 108 | #452 |
| 2015 | 106 | #461 |
| 2014 | 99 | #481 |
| 2013 | 97 | #476 |
| 2012 | 125 | #414 |
| 2011 | 91 | #511 |
| 2010 | 94 | #485 |
| 2009 | 96 | #472 |
| 2008 | 93 | #483 |
| 2007 | 79 | #529 |
| 2006 | 82 | #507 |
| 2005 | 70 | #531 |
| 2004 | 84 | #465 |
| 2003 | 83 | #456 |
| 2002 | 80 | #445 |
| 2001 | 66 | #496 |
| 2000 | 73 | #462 |
| 1999 | 74 | #461 |
| 1998 | 65 | #500 |
| 1997 | 71 | #470 |
| 1996 | 70 | #465 |
How popular is Genevieve in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #148among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 1,981about 1 in 810 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 8% in five years
- Same name in a class
- 1.7%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 1,981 girls in the US were named Genevieve, making it the 148th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 169th. Its busiest year was 1918, with 3,304 girls.
It has been given to more girls each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had more girls named Genevieve than any year since 1927.
Half of all the girls named Genevieve in the US since 1880 were born between 1919 and 2005, the years shaded on the chart below.
Genevieve in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,981 | #148 |
| 2024 | 1,849 | #165 |
| 2023 | 1,752 | #165 |
| 2022 | 1,748 | #165 |
| 2021 | 1,841 | #154 |
| 2020 | 1,711 | #169 |
| 2019 | 1,722 | #168 |
| 2018 | 1,714 | #171 |
| 2017 | 1,666 | #183 |
| 2016 | 1,734 | #188 |
| 2015 | 1,780 | #182 |
| 2014 | 1,610 | #210 |
| 2013 | 1,465 | #217 |
| 2012 | 1,390 | #228 |
| 2011 | 1,366 | #232 |
| 2010 | 1,196 | #278 |
| 2009 | 1,156 | #287 |
| 2008 | 1,041 | #322 |
| 2007 | 963 | #345 |
| 2006 | 888 | #366 |
| 2005 | 795 | #394 |
| 2004 | 754 | #404 |
| 2003 | 787 | #385 |
| 2002 | 737 | #397 |
| 2001 | 582 | #478 |
| 2000 | 523 | #510 |
| 1999 | 511 | #507 |
| 1998 | 471 | #534 |
| 1997 | 420 | #555 |
| 1996 | 460 | #514 |
| 1995 | 462 | #523 |
| 1994 | 432 | #556 |
| 1993 | 433 | #546 |
| 1992 | 456 | #522 |
| 1991 | 421 | #555 |
| 1990 | 501 | #484 |
| 1989 | 403 | #556 |
| 1988 | 450 | #499 |
| 1987 | 439 | #495 |
| 1986 | 446 | #481 |
| 1985 | 508 | #433 |
| 1984 | 479 | #437 |
| 1983 | 483 | #436 |
| 1982 | 527 | #421 |
| 1981 | 507 | #425 |
| 1980 | 510 | #424 |
| 1979 | 469 | #438 |
| 1978 | 458 | #436 |
| 1977 | 399 | #479 |
| 1976 | 400 | #471 |
| 1975 | 334 | #525 |
| 1974 | 316 | #531 |
| 1973 | 295 | #557 |
| 1972 | 326 | #521 |
| 1971 | 329 | #547 |
| 1970 | 308 | #577 |
| 1969 | 257 | #621 |
| 1968 | 196 | #691 |
| 1967 | 200 | #685 |
| 1966 | 219 | #652 |
| 1965 | 238 | #635 |
| 1964 | 276 | #600 |
| 1963 | 290 | #579 |
| 1962 | 277 | #600 |
| 1961 | 319 | #553 |
| 1960 | 274 | #600 |
| 1959 | 254 | #625 |
| 1958 | 314 | #545 |
| 1957 | 338 | #521 |
| 1956 | 276 | #565 |
| 1955 | 300 | #529 |
| 1954 | 295 | #518 |
| 1953 | 319 | #482 |
| 1952 | 337 | #459 |
| 1951 | 354 | #442 |
| 1950 | 387 | #405 |
| 1949 | 414 | #386 |
| 1948 | 443 | #376 |
| 1947 | 411 | #395 |
| 1946 | 476 | #345 |
| 1945 | 443 | #323 |
| 1944 | 490 | #302 |
| 1943 | 603 | #283 |
| 1942 | 609 | #277 |
| 1941 | 618 | #257 |
| 1940 | 616 | #254 |
| 1939 | 623 | #250 |
| 1938 | 686 | #239 |
| 1937 | 692 | #234 |
| 1936 | 767 | #214 |
| 1935 | 893 | #195 |
| 1934 | 969 | #183 |
| 1933 | 1,055 | #172 |
| 1932 | 1,148 | #167 |
| 1931 | 1,360 | #145 |
| 1930 | 1,497 | #143 |
| 1929 | 1,583 | #142 |
| 1928 | 1,746 | #134 |
| 1927 | 2,032 | #126 |
| 1926 | 2,031 | #128 |
| 1925 | 2,404 | #113 |
| 1924 | 2,725 | #107 |
| 1923 | 2,869 | #97 |
| 1922 | 2,897 | #98 |
| 1921 | 3,235 | #90 |
| 1920 | 3,258 | #86 |
| 1919 | 3,155 | #88 |
| 1918 | 3,304 | #81 |
| 1917 | 3,192 | #77 |
| 1916 | 3,063 | #76 |
| 1915 | 2,928 | #76 |
| 1914 | 2,254 | #76 |
| 1913 | 1,684 | #84 |
| 1912 | 1,353 | #92 |
| 1911 | 989 | #93 |
| 1910 | 908 | #98 |
| 1909 | 785 | #99 |
| 1908 | 654 | #108 |
| 1907 | 678 | #103 |
| 1906 | 561 | #110 |
| 1905 | 508 | #125 |
| 1904 | 481 | #124 |
| 1903 | 427 | #130 |
| 1902 | 410 | #137 |
| 1901 | 368 | #136 |
| 1900 | 420 | #142 |
| 1899 | 356 | #132 |
| 1898 | 391 | #132 |
| 1897 | 371 | #130 |
| 1896 | 305 | #153 |
| 1895 | 313 | #143 |
| 1894 | 271 | #158 |
| 1893 | 243 | #161 |
| 1892 | 236 | #164 |
| 1891 | 201 | #169 |
| 1890 | 217 | #163 |
| 1889 | 201 | #155 |
| 1888 | 154 | #179 |
| 1887 | 149 | #164 |
| 1886 | 136 | #168 |
| 1885 | 87 | #204 |
| 1884 | 89 | #198 |
| 1883 | 81 | #186 |
| 1882 | 74 | #186 |
| 1881 | 58 | #196 |
| 1880 | 59 | #201 |
Nicknames for Genevieve
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Names like Genevieve
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Genevieve: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/genevieve, updated 20 October 2026.