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Genevieve Name Popularity

    

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How popular is Genevieve?

In 2018 the somewhat popular name Genevieve, ranked the 172nd Most Popular Girls Name in the United States.

Presently one of the top 250 most popular, Genevieve has been a top 1000 placer since the Social Security Administration began keeping records in 1880.

Position 76, its highest popularity RANKING, was reached for the first time in 1914 and as recently as 1916.

But, the greatest number of babies were given the name in 1918 with 3,304 occurrences.

In any year, the least number of babies named Genevieve was 58 in 1881.

Genevieve, decisively moved upwards in popularity around the years 1881-1889, 1891-1897, 1901-1916, 1967-1970, 1973-1976, 1997-2002, and 2004-2015, whereas unequivocal downward movement occurred about 1925-1936, and 1941-1944.

The popularity trend for Genevieve has been soaring upward for a while. Of late, continuing the trend, the number of parents selecting the name Genevieve for their newborn has risen.

What does the future hold for the popularity of Genevieve?

Genevieve's popularity is at a mid point when measured against its most notable year.

The name Genevieve is favored by many parents and will probably continue to rise upward in popularity.

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   Geneviev. (Girl)Geneviev. (Boy)
Year %No. of Babies Given NamePopul. RankNo. of Babies Given NamePopul. Rank
2018 1,692 172 < 5 --
2017 1,662 183 < 5 --
2016 1,731 188 6 11,162
2015 1,774 182 < 5 --
2014 1,608 210 < 5 --
2013 1,463 218 < 5 --
2012 1,388 228 < 5 --
2011 1,364 232 < 5 --
2010 1,196 278 < 5 --
2009 1,151 288 < 5 --
2008 1,041 322 < 5 --
2007 963 344 < 5 --
2006 888 366 < 5 --
2005 795 394 < 5 --
2004 754 404 < 5 --
2003 787 385 < 5 --
2002 737 397 < 5 --
2001 582 478 < 5 --
2000 523 509 < 5 --
1999 511 507 < 5 --
1998 471 534 < 5 --
1997 420 556 < 5 --
1996 460 515 < 5 --
1995 462 524 < 5 --
1994 432 556 < 5 --
1993 432 549 < 5 --
1992 456 523 < 5 --
1991 420 558 < 5 --
1990 501 486 < 5 --
1989 402 557 7 6,458
1988 450 499 < 5 --
1987 438 495 < 5 --
1986 445 482 < 5 --
1985 508 433 < 5 --
1984 479 437 < 5 --
1983 483 436 5 6,611
1982 527 421 < 5 --
1981 507 425 < 5 --
1980 511 424 < 5 --
1979 469 438 < 5 --
1978 458 436 < 5 --
1977 398 480 < 5 --
1976 400 472 < 5 --
1975 334 526 < 5 --
1974 315 533 < 5 --
1973 294 560 < 5 --
1972 328 520 < 5 --
1971 328 548 < 5 --
1970 308 577 < 5 --
1969 257 621 < 5 --
1968 197 691 < 5 --
1967 200 686 < 5 --
1966 219 653 < 5 --
1965 238 635 < 5 --
1964 274 604 < 5 --
1963 290 579 < 5 --
1962 277 601 < 5 --
1961 319 552 < 5 --
1960 273 603 < 5 --
1959 255 625 < 5 --
1958 311 551 < 5 --
1957 337 521 < 5 --
1956 278 563 < 5 --
1955 300 531 < 5 --
1954 295 519 < 5 --
1953 319 483 < 5 --
1952 337 460 < 5 --
1951 354 443 < 5 --
1950 387 406 < 5 --
1949 414 387 < 5 --
1948 443 376 < 5 --
1947 412 394 < 5 --
1946 475 345 < 5 --
1945 443 323 < 5 --
1944 490 302 < 5 --
1943 603 283 < 5 --
1942 609 277 8 2,789
1941 617 257 5 3,700
1940 616 254 < 5 --
1939 625 250 < 5 --
1938 686 239 < 5 --
1937 692 234 < 5 --
1936 765 214 5 3,742
1935 893 195 < 5 --
1934 969 183 < 5 --
1933 1,055 172 5 3,851
1932 1,148 167 < 5 --
1931 1,359 145 < 5 --
1930 1,497 143 6 3,743
1929 1,582 142 7 3,363
1928 1,746 134 9 2,919
1927 2,033 126 6 3,936
1926 2,031 128 6 3,884
1925 2,404 113 9 3,008
1924 2,725 107 10 2,891
1923 2,869 97 5 4,477
1922 2,897 98 < 5 --
1921 3,235 90 9 3,075
1920 3,257 86 8 3,321
1919 3,155 88 6 3,898
1918 3,304 81 9 2,964
1917 3,192 77 6 3,714
1916 3,063 76 < 5 --
1915 2,928 76 < 5 --
1914 2,254 76 9 2,335
1913 1,684 84 5 2,999
1912 1,353 92 < 5 --
1911 989 93 < 5 --
1910 908 98 < 5 --
1909 785 99 < 5 --
1908 654 108 < 5 --
1907 678 103 < 5 --
1906 561 110 < 5 --
1905 508 125 < 5 --
1904 481 124 < 5 --
1903 427 130 < 5 --
1902 410 137 < 5 --
1901 368 137 < 5 --
1900 420 142 < 5 --
1899 356 132 < 5 --
1898 391 132 < 5 --
1897 371 130 < 5 --
1896 305 153 < 5 --
1895 313 143 < 5 --
1894 271 158 < 5 --
1893 243 161 < 5 --
1892 236 164 < 5 --
1891 201 169 < 5 --
1890 217 163 < 5 --
1889 201 155 < 5 --
1888 154 180 < 5 --
1887 149 164 < 5 --
1886 136 169 < 5 --
1885 87 204 < 5 --
1884 89 198 < 5 --
1883 81 186 < 5 --
1882 74 187 < 5 --
1881 58 197 < 5 --
1880 59 202 < 5 --

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.