Genevieve

Meaning: Woman of the family or tribe
Origin: French (from Germanic or Celtic)

Nicknames: Gene, Genny, Gena

Girl's name · #148 in the US (2025) · Comeback

Popularity over time

Genevieve was #76 in 1914, slipped to #691 by 1968, and has climbed back to #148 today. Roughly 125,000 girls have been named Genevieve since 1880. In all that time it has never once missed a year of the national records.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 51 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#366 in Scotland (2025) · #479 in England & Wales (2025) · #509 in Ireland (2025) · #966 in Ecuador (2025) · #2,079 in Switzerland (2025) · #2,636 in France (2025) · #539 in Canada (2024).

Famous Genevieves

Genevieve of Paris — Patron saint of Paris
Geneviève Bujold — Canadian actress (born 1942)
Genevieve Nnaji — Nigerian actress, producer, and director
Geneviève Page — French actress (1927–2025)
Genevieve Padalecki — American actress

In stories & tradition

Genevieve of Brabant — Golden Legend (book)
Genevieve Atkinson — Fictional character from the American CBS soap opera The Young and the Restless
Geneviève Dieudonné^es — Anno Dracula series (novel series)

What Genevieves become

Among 870 notable people named Genevieve:

Entertainers appear 1.6× more often than among typical names — e.g. Geneviève Bujold, Canadian actress (born 1942).

Spellings & nicknames

About 75 boys a year are given Gene as their full name.

Similar names: Callie · Geneva · Olive · Louise · Gwendolyn · Adelaide

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