Fun Facts About the Name Genovia
- 46 babies named Genovia: U.S. records list 46 babies given the name Genovia from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Genovia Mean?
The meaning of Genovia is uncertain. It is not an established given name in English, and no language of origin is documented for it as a personal name. Its recognizable use is as the name of a fictional European country in The Princess Diaries series, where it is a place name rather than a personal name with an inherited etymology. The spelling resembles Genova, the Italian name for Genoa, but similarity alone does not establish a connection.
Genovia Name History & Origins
Genovia is chiefly known from Meg Cabot's The Princess Diaries books and the films based on them, in which it names a small European country. That literary and cinematic association accounts for the name's public familiarity. As a given name, however, its development is not established; the fictional context is the only widely recognized use that can be described with confidence.
How Popular is the Name Genovia?
Genovia has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2021. Its best rank was #5,149 in 1926.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #13,786 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 2022 | #14,155 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 2021 | #12,634 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2020 | #15,913 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2018 | #14,412 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1961 | #6,906 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 1953 | #5,260 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1926 | #5,149 | 5 | 0.0004% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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How the Name Genovia Shapes Your Personality and Life?
You are introspective, prophetic, philosophical, and soul searching, but also can be analytical, critical and opinionated. You think deeply and clearly, have an air of mystery, can be solitary and secretive. You have an eventful, exciting life. You are versatile and have the ability to learn easily.
You are always looking for a chance to do your own thing, to be your own person, and to have things done your own way.
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