Genevieve
Genevieve is a distinctive choice, ranked #478 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Genevieve in their class.
About the Name Genevieve
Genevieve has seen a notable decline in recent years, dropping 89 places in five years. It was most popular in 2012 at #397 — parents choosing it today are making a deliberately counter-trend decision. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Genevieve is fairly common in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Genevieve in their class.
In the US it ranks even higher at #165, where it enjoys a particularly strong following.
⭐ Famous People Named Genevieve
- Genevieve Gaunt — Genevieve Wilhelmina Gaunt is a British actress of Scottish and Dutch heritage, voice over artist, and writer known for portraying Pansy Parkinson in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Wilhelmina "Willow" Moreno Henstridge in The Royals and Marilyn…
- Genevieve Lloyd — Genevieve Mary Lloyd, is an Australian philosopher and feminist.
- Genevieve Bell — Genevieve Bell is an Australian cultural anthropologist who served as the Vice-Chancellor of the Australian National University from 1 January 2024 until her resignation on 11 September 2025 sparked by staff and student outrage over large staff cuts in an…
Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Genevieve
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In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Genevieve
Almost certainly the only Genevieve in the class
UK Popularity (1996–2025)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
US Popularity (2020–2025)
Rank · SSA official data
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Famous People Named Genevieve
Notable people who share this name, from history to the present day. See full list on Wikipedia