Genevieve
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About Genevieve
Genevieve is derived from the Germanic medieval name Genovefa, or Kenowefa, which consists of the elements kuni, meaning "kin", and wefa, meaning "woman." The medieval saint Genevieve, patroness of Paris, defended the city against Attila the Hun through her rational thinking, courage and prayer.
Genevieve is a perfect choice for anyone who wants to retain the gen sound but is tired of all the overused Jen names. It is both dainty and substantial and can be pronounced either GEN-uh-veev or the French zhahn-vee-EV.
Genevieve is undergoing a real revival—it's currently enjoying its highest popularity ranking since the 1930s.
Pronounced jen-uh-VEEV.
As of October 2026, Genevieve ranked #148 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #76 in 1915, Nameberry popularity #66.
Editor's take: The name Genevieve is a girl's name of French origin meaning "tribe woman".
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #211 | 1,609 | 900.7 |
| 2015 | #182 | 1,778 | 996 |
| 2016 | #188 | 1,733 | 978 |
| 2017 | #183 | 1,666 | 965 |
| 2018 | #171 | 1,711 | 1,005.8 |
| 2019 | #168 | 1,722 | 1,026 |
| 2020 | #169 | 1,709 | 1,057.2 |
| 2021 | #154 | 1,840 | 1,121.4 |
| 2022 | #165 | 1,746 | 1,064.5 |
| 2023 | #165 | 1,750 | 1,090.6 |
| 2024 | #165 | 1,835 | 1,132.6 |
| 2025 | #148 | 1,981 | 1,232.5 |
World rankings
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Genevieve on lists
Famous Genevieves
- Saint Genevieve
patron saint of Paris, France
- Genevieve or Genoveva of Brabant
French legendary chaste wife falsely accused and repudiated
- Geneviève Bujold
French,Canadian actress
- Genevieve Nnaji
Nigerian actress, model and businesswoman
- Geneviève Marie Thérèse Sorya
French actress
- Genevieve Nicole Padalecki
American actress
- Genevieve Gorder
American interior designer and TV host
- Genevieve Knight "G" Hannelius
American actress
- Genevieve Tobin
American actress
- Généviève Marie
Princess of Orléans, Marchioness of Chaponay,Morance; daughter of Prince Emmanuel of Orléans and Princess Henriette of Belgium
- Genevieve Taggard
American poet
- Genevieve Rose Angelson
American actress
- Genevieve (born Ginette Marguerite Auger)
French,American actress and comedienne
- Geneviève Brouillette
French,Canadian actress
- Genevieve Sterling Buechner
American actress
- Genevieve Morton
South African model
- Geneviève Page
French actress
- Genevieve LaCaze
Australian runner
- Genevieve Schatz
American singer of group Company of Thieves
- Genevieve Wilhemina Gaunt (b. 1991)
English actress; daughter of actors Frederik de Groot and Fiona Gaunt
- Genevieve Marie Johnson (b. 2010)
daughter of NASCAR driver Jimmie Johnson
- Genevieve Spillane (b. 2012)
daughter of skier Johnny Spillane
- Genevieve Upton 'Vivi' Verlander (b. 2018)
daughter of American model and actress Kate Upton & American professional baseball pitcher Justin Verlander
Genevieve in pop culture
- Genevieve (also Genoveva or Genovefa) of Brabant
a heroine of medieval legend
- Genevieve Atkinson
character on American soap "The Young and the Restless"
- Genevieve Heart
Queen in the Looking Glass Wars
- Genevieve Snow
character in the Elemental Assasin series by Jennifer Estep
- Genevieve
dog who saved Madeline in the Madeline series
- Genevieve
character on TV's "The Originals"
- Genevieve
the main princess in the movie 'Barbie and the 12 Dancing Princesses'
- Genevieve Delatour
a TV character on "Devious Maids"
- Genevieve Duchannes
a character in the "Beautiful Creatures" series
- Genevieve Mirren
Carter, Charles Boyle's love interest on TV's "Brooklyn Nine,Nine"
- Genevieve Scherbatsky
Robin Scherbatsky's mother on TV's "How I Met Your Mother"
- Genevieve
a main character in the movie "Rush Hour 3"
- Genevieve
daughter of Karl Morris and Nadine Bevan on British TV series "Stella"
- Genevieve
a character in “To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before”