Genevieve is a girl's name of English origin meaning “family, clan.” In 2024 it was given to 1,835 girls in the United States.
Genevieve belongs to the English & American tradition. Its meaning — “family, clan” — is the sense carried by its English roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Genevieve first appears in Social Security records in 1880. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #76 in 1914, and in 2024 1,835 babies received the name — 123,119 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Genevieve means “family, clan” in its English roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Genevieve is a girl name. In 2024, 1,835 babies received the name in the US.
Genevieve comes from the English & American tradition.
Genevieve first appears in US records in 1880. Its best-ever ranking was #76 in 1914, and 1,835 babies were given the name in 2024.
Genevieve is pronounced /ˈdʒɛn.ɪˌviːv/ (IPA).
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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