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Name meaning & stats

Genoveva

Genoveva means “juniper tree”. 1,509 US babies since 1940, peak 1940. Notable Genovevas are 1.3× over-represented as lawyers.

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What it means

“juniper tree”

Spelling of Geneva

From a place name.

Geneva around the world

  • Genevra · Romansh
  • Genea
  • Genevieva · Occitan
  • Genė · Lithuanian

In US birth records

Peak year: 1940

40s50s60s70s80s90s00s10s20s

1,509 US babies were named Genoveva between 1940 and 2025.

Where Genovevas end up

Careervs expectedConfidence
Writer1.1×Low · 2 people
Politician1.0×Low · 2 people
Singer1.2×Low · 2 people
Lawyer1.3×Low · 2 people

Among notable women who are lawyers, Genovevas show up 1.3× as often as you'd expect from how common the name is.

Notable people of every nationality born 1940–2005 (Wikidata). Patterns, not destiny.

Other spellings

1 in 21 Genevas spell it Genoveva

Names that sound the same, grouped by Heyotag. Share of US babies since 1940.

Name twins (peaked around 1940)