Given name
Genevra
“of the juniper tree”
Genevra is a variant of Geneva. One French interpretation is “of the juniper tree.” Its derivation is not certain.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Genevra is a variant of Geneva. One French interpretation is “of the juniper tree.” Its derivation is not certain.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Genevra is a variant of Geneva. A possible origin is French, although the derivation remains uncertain.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1882. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Genevra through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 307
- 0 boys · 307 girls
- Most popular year
- 1921
- 20 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 2004. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 20 in 1921. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 256 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Genevra’s family of names
Genevra has a related form in Geneva.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Genevra
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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