Genevieve

“Woman of the family or tribe” — Germanic or Celtic origin

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

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. Genevieve's short forms are Gene, Genny, and Gena.

Around the world: about 1 in 2,000 girls in Scotland (2025) · about 1 in 2,700 girls in Canada (2024) · about 1 in 3,000 girls in Ireland (2025).

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

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
Genevieve Atkinson — fictional human
Geneviève Dieudonné — Warhammer Fantasy · Anno Dracula 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).

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

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