Geneva
Borrowed from the Swiss city, whose name goes back to a pre-Roman root thought to refer to a bend or river mouth. In English it has also served as a short form of Genevieve.
Geneva in 2025
Geneva was given to 125 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 3,043rd most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 26,523 babies born.
The history of Geneva
Geneva reached its highest point in 1924, when 2,590 babies were given the name, ranking 191st that year. Its best-ever ranking was 171st, in 1910.
Across the 146 years of records since 1880, 89,067 babies have been named Geneva. Half of them were born before 1929, which places the name's centre of gravity with the Silent Generation.
Geneva by decade
| Decade | Babies named Geneva | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 663 | 331 |
| 1890s | 1,669 | 274 |
| 1900s | 3,861 | 191 |
| 1910s | 15,110 | 171 |
| 1920s | 23,383 | 184 |
| 1930s | 14,353 | 237 |
| 1940s | 9,532 | 334 |
| 1950s | 6,175 | 520 |
| 1960s | 3,361 | 835 |
| 1970s | 2,510 | 1,023 |
| 1980s | 2,336 | 1,165 |
| 1990s | 1,974 | 1,488 |
| 2000s | 1,603 | 2,143 |
| 2010s | 1,712 | 2,199 |
| 2020s | 825 | 2,635 |
Where Geneva is heading
Geneva has fallen 38% over the past decade, from 203 babies in 2015 to 125 in 2025.
That is less than 5% of its 1924 peak — Geneva is now a rare name in the United States.
Names like Geneva
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Geneva.