Girl name#320 of girl names
Genevieve
Pronounced JH EH1 N AH0 V IY2 V (ARPABET)
- 3 syllables
- Peaked 1918
- 145 years in use
How popular is Genevieve?
Genevieve is a girls' name, and has been in the record since the data starts in 1880. It has been given to 123,270 children — the 320th most common girls' name on record.
It peaked in 1918, went quiet for most of a century, and is climbing again. Its best single year was 1918, when 3,304 children were given it.
Characteristics
- 3 syllables
Phonetic detail
- Pronunciations:
- JH EH1 N AH0 V IY2 V
- Stress pattern:
- 102
- Syllables:
- 3
Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.
Names like Genevieve
Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.
Sibling names for Genevieve
Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.
Frequently asked questions
- How popular is the name Genevieve?
- Genevieve ranks 320th among girls' names in US records, with 123,270 births since 1880. Over the past decade it accounts for 17,490.
- Is Genevieve a unisex name?
- No. Genevieve is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
- When was Genevieve most popular?
- 1918, when 3,304 children were given the name. It has been in use for 145 years and is still recorded as of 2024.