Gennavieve
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- JEN-uh-veev
- Origin
- French
Gennavieve is a girls' name of French origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Gennavieve mean?
French: spelling of Genavieve, itself a spelling of Genevieve, from Latin Genovefa
A spelling of Genevieve, after Saint Genevieve, patron saint of Paris.
Meaning borrowed from Genavieve.
Is Gennavieve a girl's or a boy's name?
Gennavieve is a girls' name.
How popular is Gennavieve in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2009, with 12 girls. It first appears in the records in 1999.
Half of all the girls named Gennavieve in the US since 1880 were born between 2004 and 2010, the years shaded on the chart below.
Gennavieve in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5 | #15,898 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 7 | #13,063 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 6 | #14,956 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 8 | #12,270 |
| 2009 | 12 | #9,375 |
| 2008 | 9 | #11,594 |
| 2007 | 8 | #12,671 |
| 2006 | 9 | #11,412 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 11 | #9,259 |
| 2003 | 5 | #15,777 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 7 | #12,049 |
| 2000 | 6 | #13,147 |
| 1999 | 5 | #14,403 |
Nicknames for Gennavieve
- Gen
- Genny
- Vivi 6 girls in the UK in 2025
Names like Gennavieve
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Genevieve, Caroline, Adelaide, Grace, Coraline, Adeline, Brynlee, Sadie, Josephine, Lydia, Isabelle, Cora
Names related to Gennavieve
More French names
Eleanor, Beau, Esme, Darcie, Darcy, Amy, Esmae, Arleth, Elle, Russell, Monty, Mallory, Percy, Lacey, Belle, Quincy
Sources
Figures from 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, “Gennavieve: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/gennavieve, updated 20 October 2026.