Ginevra
Female name of French origin meaning "white wave" or "fair bearer".
Name Census estimates that about 292 living Americans carry the first name Ginevra. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Ginevra today is around 14 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Ginevra births was 2024 (25 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Ginevra. 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.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Ginevra with official rankings and popularity over time.
People living today
292
~ 1 in 1,173,816 Americans
Peak year
2024
25 babies that year
Average age
14
years old
2024 SSA rank
#5,183
Tracked since 1913
Census
Ginevra in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 385 people with the first name Ginevra, which placed it at #24,842 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
#24,842
National first-name rank
People counted
385
385 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
82.1% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Ginevra
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Ginevra is White at 82.1%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (8.3%) and Black (3.6%). 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 Ginevra 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 Ginevra at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White82.1% · 316
- Hispanic or Latino8.3% · 32
- Black or African American3.6% · 14
- Two or more races3.6% · 14
- Asian and Pacific Islander1.8% · 7
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.5% · 2
Popularity
Ginevra: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Ginevra from the 1910s through to the 2020s, spanning 8 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 139 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2010s peak, Ginevra remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Ginevra 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 Ginevra during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Ginevras live
Origin
Meaning and history of Ginevra
The name Ginevra has its origins in the Italian language and culture. It is the Italian form of the name Guinevere, derived from the Welsh name Gwenhwyfar. The name can be traced back to the medieval period and the Arthurian legends.
Ginevra was the name of a character in the Arthurian romance, who was the wife of King Arthur. She was portrayed as a beautiful but unfaithful queen who had an affair with Arthur's knight, Lancelot. This story became popular in medieval literature and helped to spread the name across Europe.
One of the earliest recorded examples of the name Ginevra can be found in Dante Alighieri's famous work, "The Divine Comedy." In the "Purgatorio" section, Dante encounters the spirit of a woman named Ginevra, who is described as being from the Italian city of Siena.
In the 14th century, Ginevra Almieri (1375-1420) was an Italian noblewoman from the prominent Almieri family of Florence. She was known for her beauty and was the subject of several paintings and literary works.
During the Renaissance period, Ginevra Bentivoglio (1440-1508) was an Italian noblewoman from Bologna. She was known for her patronage of the arts and her involvement in the cultural life of the city.
In the 16th century, Ginevra Maletta (1533-1601) was an Italian painter and printmaker from Bologna. She was one of the few female artists of her time and is known for her religious paintings and portraits.
Ginevra Cantofoli (1618-1672) was an Italian composer and singer from Bologna. She was one of the first women to achieve success as a professional musician and was known for her compositions for the voice and lute.
Over the centuries, the name Ginevra has maintained its connection to Italian culture and has been used by individuals from various backgrounds, including artists, writers, and nobles. It has a rich history and has been associated with beauty, art, and literature.
People
Ginevra + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Ginevra 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
Ginevra: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Ginevra?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 292 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Ginevra 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 1,173,816 US residents.
Is Ginevra a common name?
We classify Ginevra as "Very Rare". It ranks above 78.9% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 307 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Ginevra most popular?
The single biggest year for Ginevra was 2024, when 25 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Ginevra is about 14 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Ginevra in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 385 people with the name Ginevra, or 0.13 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #24,842 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 Ginevra 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 Ginevra?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Ginevra appears almost entirely female. Of the 383 people counted with this name, 99.2% 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 Ginevra?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Ginevra is White at 82.1%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (8.3%) and Black (3.6%). 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 Ginevra most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Ginevra in the 2020 Census, accounting for 82.1% (316 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 Ginevra in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Ginevra a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Ginevra 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 Ginevra still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Ginevra 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 Ginevra 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 many people have the name Ginevra?
For a faster, more casual read, check HowManyOfMe.org — our sister site built around that single question.