Genevie
A feminine French name derived from the name "Genevieve", meaning "white wave".
Name Census estimates that about 1,162 living Americans carry the first name Genevie. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Genevie today is around 29 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Genevie births was 1923 (42 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Genevie. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
1.2K
~ 1 in 294,969 Americans
Peak year
1923
42 babies that year
Average age
29
years old
2024 SSA rank
#4,797
Tracked since 1907
Census
Genevie in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 1,060 people with the first name Genevie, which placed it at #11,914 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#11,914
National first-name rank
People counted
1.1K
1,060 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.4
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Hispanic or Latino
46.0% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Genevie
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Genevie is Hispanic at 46.0%. The next largest groups are White (30.5%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (11.8%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Genevie described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Genevie at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Hispanic or Latino46.0% · 488
- White30.5% · 323
- Asian and Pacific Islander11.8% · 125
- Black or African American7.9% · 84
- Two or more races2.4% · 25
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.4% · 15
Popularity
Genevie: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Genevie from the 1900s through to the 2020s, spanning 13 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1920s, with 311 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 1920s peak, Genevie remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Genevie by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Genevie during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Genevies live
The SSA's state-level files cover 7 states and territories. California, Texas, Pennsylvania recorded the most babies named Genevie, while Arkansas, Indiana, Illinois recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 79 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Genevie
The name Genevie is a variant spelling of the French name Geneviève, which is derived from the Germanic name Genovefa. It is ultimately from the Gaulish elements geno "race" and vid "white, fair." The name has been in use since at least the 5th century, when St. Genevieve, the patron saint of Paris, lived.
St. Genevieve was born around 419 AD in Nanterre, near Paris. She exhibited religious devotion from an early age and is said to have performed miracles, including diverting the Huns from sacking Paris through her prayers. Her feast day is celebrated on January 3rd.
In the Middle Ages, the name Geneviève became popular due to the veneration of St. Genevieve. It was especially common in France and areas influenced by French culture. The spelling Genevie emerged as a variant form during this time.
One notable figure named Genevie was Genevie Larking, an English botanist and illustrator born in 1759. She is known for her detailed botanical illustrations and contributed to several publications on plants and gardening.
Another Genevie of note was Genevie Lewis, an American educator and activist born in 1856. She was a pioneer in establishing education for African American children in the South and founded several schools and community centers.
In the 19th century, Genevie Cadwallader was an American artist and painter born in 1842. She was known for her portraits and landscape paintings, many of which depicted scenes from her native Pennsylvania.
The name Genevie also has literary connections. Genevie Delattre was a French author and poet born in 1878, known for her works exploring themes of love, nature, and the human experience.
Finally, Genevie Anderson was a Canadian singer and actress born in 1919. She had a successful career on stage and radio, and is particularly remembered for her performances in operettas and musicals.
While not as common today as its original French form Geneviève, the name Genevie has a rich history spanning centuries and crossing cultural boundaries, from religious figures to artists, educators, and performers.
People
Genevie + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Genevie as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with G
Other first names starting with G with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Genevie: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Genevie?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 1,162 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Genevie going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 294,969 US residents.
Is Genevie a common name?
We classify Genevie as "Rare". It ranks above 91% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 1,981 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Genevie most popular?
The single biggest year for Genevie was 1923, when 42 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Genevie is about 29 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Genevie in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 1,060 people with the name Genevie, or 0.35 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #11,914 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Genevie in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Genevie?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Genevie appears almost entirely female. Of the 1,056 people counted with this name, 100.0% were female and only a very small share were male. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Genevie?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Genevie is Hispanic at 46.0%. The next largest groups are White (30.5%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (11.8%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Genevie most often in the Census?
Hispanic is the largest reported group for people named Genevie in the 2020 Census, accounting for 46.0% (488 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Genevie in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Genevie a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Genevie in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Genevie still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Genevie in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Genevie can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How common is the name Genevie?
For a quick modern take, check how many people have the name Genevie on our sister site HowManyOfMe.org.