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Genevieve

Girl French #165 in 2023

Genevieve is a girl name of French origin.

Meaning of Genevieve

Borrowed from Geneviève, from Genovefa, Genoveva, possibly either of origin, ultimately from -, or of origin, ultimately from genos.

Popularity of Genevieve

Popularity, 1880–2023

1,750 births in 2023

1880 2023

121,284 U.S. births recorded from 1880–2023.

Peak year

1918

3,304 babies

First recorded

1880

Earliest SSA data

Recent trend

Steady

Last 5 yrs vs. prior 5

Similar names

Boy · Ancient Greek

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Boy · Germanic languages

Medieval short form of - compound names beginning with gari or geri ("spear"), such as Gerard, Gerald or Gerbert

The standard English feminine form of Stephen

God's favor; elegance, goodness

A clipped or hypochoristic form of Joanna, from Joanna, from Ἰωάννα, from יוֹחָנָה, the feminized form of which produced John and its many doublets

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Boy · Germanic languages

From -, ultimately from gaiʀ + wald

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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.