Geneva

Swiss place-name or French

"juniper tree"

Geneva Origin and Meaning

The name Geneva is a girl's name of French origin meaning "juniper tree".

Unlike its somewhat formal Swiss city namesake, this is a lively and appealing place-name that also has a real history as a female name.

Geneva was a relatively popular American name at one time: it reached as high as Number 107 in 1919, and remained in the Top 200 until 1942. Geneva was the middle name of First Lady Mamie Eisenhower, and is the name of a leading character on The Good Wife.

Geneva Rank in US Top 1000

# 993 in the US

Geneva Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 980 on Nameberry

Geneva Popularity

• 980 Nameberry 2024
• 504 Unique 2022

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Famous People Named Geneva

• Geneva Mitchell American actress
• Geneva Carr American actress
• Geneva Mendoza Cruz Filipina actress
• Geneva Mercer American sculptor and painter
• Geneva Overholser American journalist

Geneva in Pop Culture

• Geneva Switzerland
• Geneva Pine character from "The Good Wife".
• Geneva Lee a main character from "Hangin' with Mr. Cooper".
• Geneva Goodman from the movie "The Boy Who Could Fly."
• Geneva Porter character in Catherine Woolley's "Ginnie and Geneva" series