Genoveva is a girl's name of Portuguese origin meaning “family, clan.” In 2024 it was given to 11 girls in the United States.
Genoveva belongs to the Portuguese and German tradition. Its meaning — “family, clan” — is the sense carried by its Portuguese roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Genoveva first appears in Social Security records in 1885. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #873 in 1894, and in 2024 11 babies received the name — 2,570 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Genoveva means “family, clan” in its Portuguese roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Genoveva is a girl name. In 2024, 11 babies received the name in the US.
Genoveva comes from the Portuguese and German tradition.
Genoveva first appears in US records in 1885. Its best-ever ranking was #873 in 1894, and 11 babies were given the name in 2024.
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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