Girls' name · since 1923
Genese
Genese has 381 recorded births since 1923 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1980 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #13,921 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 381
- born since 1923
- 1980s
- peak decade
381 girls have been named Genese since 1923, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Genese recorded 381 times among girls since 1923, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1923 to 2006.
- #13,921 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 381 born since 1923
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Genese ranks #13,921 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 381 born since 1923, peaking in the 1980s.
- #13,921 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 381
- born since 1923
- 1980s
- peak decade
Genese's 381 recorded births place it above 80.73% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Genese's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Genese's full recorded timeline at 1964, 63% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 37% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1923, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1980 peak of 101 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Genese popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1923–2006
- Peak year (1980)
- 101
- Annual births at peak, across 84 years of records
Genese by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (171 births, 45% of the file).
1980s was Genese's strongest decade.
171 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.
Genese births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 10
1920s
10 births
- 1930s 14
1930s
14 births
- 1940s 11
1940s
11 births
- 1950s 66
1950s
66 births
- 1960s
1960s
76 births
- 1970s 18
1970s
18 births
- 1980s
1980s
171 births
- 1990s 10
1990s
10 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 171 births (45% of all-time use).
Genese by state
Where Genese concentrates geographically, total births since 1923
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 39 | 10.2% |
| #2 | California | | 6 | 1.6% |
| #3 | New Jersey | | 6 | 1.6% |
| #4 | Louisiana | | 5 | 1.3% |
| #5 | Virginia | | 5 | 1.3% |
39 of 381 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Genese's data
- Genese's decade-level peak was the 1980s (171 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Geneses (39 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Genese: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1980)
Similar record span (~83 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1923–2006 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Genese draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.