Genevieve

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Genevieve Nnaji

Nigerian actress, producer, and director

Choose Genevieve and your child shares a first name with Genevieve Nnaji, a Nigerian actress, producer, and director. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Genevieve, like who?” Genevieve Nnaji's Wikipedia article is available in 46 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 811 baby girls born in the US in 2025 was named Genevieve, 1,981 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Genevieve would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryGenevieve has been in use since at least 1880, the first year US birth records were kept. That's 145 years of Genevieves, and counting.
• 🏆Best yearIts best year was 1916, when it reached #76.
• 📈Then vs nowGenevieve is 4.3× more common today than it was in 2000. In 2000 it was given to about 1 in 3,472 baby girls; in 2025, about 1 in 811.
• 🚀TrendGenevieve has climbed 21 places in the US rankings over the last five years and now sits at #148. Fast risers like this often keep climbing, so expect to hear it more.
• 📍Where it's lovedGenevieve is most popular in Alaska, where it ranks #38, followed by Washington, D.C. (#64) and Hawaii (#69). It makes the top 1,000 in almost every state.
• 💬MeaningIn French, Genevieve means “possibly woman of the people”. Our records link it to Celtic Gaelic, French and German roots.
• 🌍OriginGenevieve is the #2 most popular Celtic Gaelic girl name in the US. That's out of 176 Celtic Gaelic girl and unisex names in our list.

About the name Genevieve

Genevieve is a girl name of Celtic Gaelic, French and German origin meaning “possibly woman of the people”. It has 9 letters and 3 syllables, starting with G and ending in “-eve”. US birth records list Genevieve for girls from 1880 to 2025, in 146 of those 146 years. Its best year was 1916, when it ranked #76 among girl names. In 2025 it ranked #148, with 1,981 babies.

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