Geneva
Girl nameGeneva has been given to 89,067 babies in the U.S. since 1880. It peaked in 1924.
Meaning & origin /d͡ʒəˈniːvə/
Mentioned in Latin texts as Genava. Probably via a Proto-Celtic *genwā from Proto-Indo-European *ǵénw-eh₂ (“knee”), a derivative of *ǵónu in the sense of a bending river or estuary, possibly akin to Genoa.
Origin: place names
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Popularity over time births per year, 1880–2025
Total babies
89,067
Peak year
1924 (2,590 babies)
Rank in 2025
Below top 1000
First recorded
1880
10-year trend
▼ -38%
Gender split
100% girls / 0% boys
Names with a similar vibe
Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Geneva.
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