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Geneva

Pronounced JH AH0 N IY1 V AH0 (ARPABET)

  • 3 syllables
  • Peaked 1924
  • 145 years in use
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How popular is Geneva?

Geneva is a girls' name, and has been in the record since the data starts in 1880. It has been given to 88,940 children — the 392nd most common girls' name on record.

Its use has been broadly flat across the past two decades. Its best single year was 1924, when 2,582 children were given it.

01,2502,5003,7505,00018901920195019802010
1924Girls: 2,582Boys: 8

Characteristics

  • 3 syllables
Phonetic detail
Pronunciations:
JH AH0 N IY1 V AH0
Stress pattern:
010
Syllables:
3

Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.

Names like Geneva

Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.

Sibling names for Geneva

Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.

Frequently asked questions

How popular is the name Geneva?
Geneva ranks 392nd among girls' names in US records, with 88,940 births since 1880. Over the past decade it accounts for 1,589.
Is Geneva a unisex name?
No. Geneva is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
When was Geneva most popular?
1924, when 2,582 children were given the name. It has been in use for 145 years and is still recorded as of 2024.