Girl’s name · Welsh, Italian

Ginevra

How to say it: jee-NEV-ruh · /dʒiˈnɛvrə/

Italian form of Guinevere from Welsh 'white phantom' - heroine in Shakespeare's Much Ado.

Ginevra was the 5,184th most popular girls’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 17 babies (Social Security Administration). The 2020s are its busiest decade so far, its births are up about 16% in ten years, and it is projected to rise to #4,899 by 2030.

Updated · SSA 2025 data, published May 2026 · Insee 2025 data, published July 2026 · How we compute these figures

#5,184for girls in 2025
1 in 195,020US babies
17born in 2025
#4,899projected for 2030
2020sits peak decade
under 1 in 200chance a classmate shares it

Key facts

Key facts about Ginevra
Rank among girls’ names, 2025#5,184
Babies born in 202517
Share of births1 in 195,020
Peak decade2020s
Change over 10 years+16%
Projected rank for 2030 (estimate)#4,899
In France, 2025#2,541 among girls’ names, 5 births

Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France). How we compute these figures.

Its life, decade by decade

Ginevra is climbing: the 2020s are already its best decade.

1900195020002020–25
Peak: 10 per million births, 2020s.

What goes with it

Nicknames

  • Ginny
  • Gine

In the classroom

In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Ginevra is about under 1 in 200.

Around the world

This spelling is used in English, French, Italian, Welsh.

In France: #2,541 for girls in 2025.

Famous people named Ginevra

From Wikidata and Wikipedia

Good to know

  • Ginevra is Ginny Weasley's full first name in the Harry Potter novels and films; the name will be heard as the formal version of Ginny.

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