Geneva

Girl English #1537 in 2023

Geneva is a girl name of English origin.

Meaning of Geneva

thumb|canton of Geneva (sense 2) Mentioned in - texts as Genava. Probably via a genwā from ǵénw-eh₂, a derivative of ǵónu in the sense of a bending river or estuary, possibly akin to Genoa.

Popularity of Geneva

Popularity, 1880–2023

139 births in 2023

1880 2023

88,501 U.S. births recorded from 1880–2023.

Peak year

1924

2,582 babies

First recorded

1880

Earliest SSA data

Recent trend

Falling

Last 5 yrs vs. prior 5

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About this page

Popularity counts come from the U.S. Social Security Administration's national dataset. Etymology adapted from Wiktionary under CC BY-SA 4.0. If you spot an error, please let us know.