Girls' name · since 1974
Genessa
476 babies named Genessa in U.S. Social Security records since 1974, with the highest year being 2014. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #12,227 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,554 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 476
- born since 1974
- 2010s
- peak decade
Genessa currently ranks #13554 among girls' names in America, with 476 babies recorded since 1974.
Social Security Administration records show Genessa recorded 476 times among girls since 1974, holding rank #13554 nationally today, ahead of 22% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1974 to 2025.
- #12,227 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #13,554 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 476 born since 1974
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Genessa ranks #12,227 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #13,554 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 476 born since 1974, peaking in the 2010s.
- #12,227 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,554 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 476
- born since 1974
- 2010s
- peak decade
Genessa's 476 recorded births place it above 83.08% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Genessa compares
476 Top 46% higher than 54% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Genessa's all-time total is 27% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Genessa | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 476 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 18 | 21 | 19,840 |
Genessa's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Genessa splits its recorded history at 2000: 55% of all births land in the more recent half, 45% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1974 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2014 peak of 18 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Genessa popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1974–2025
- Peak year (2014)
- 18
- Annual births at peak, across 52 years of records
Genessa by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (120 births, 25% of the file).
2010s was Genessa's strongest decade.
120 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 25% of all-time use.
Genessa births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 42
1970s
42 births
- 1980s
1980s
89 births
- 1990s
1990s
82 births
- 2000s
2000s
107 births
- 2010s
2010s
120 births
- 2020s 36
2020s
36 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 120 births (25% of all-time use).
Genessa by state
Where Genessa concentrates geographically, total births since 1974
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 31 | 6.5% |
| #2 | Florida | | 5 | 1.1% |
31 of 476 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Genessa's data
- Genessa's decade-level peak was the 2010s (120 total births); usage has since declined to 36 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Genessas (31 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Genessa: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2014)
Similar record span (~51 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, 1974–2025 (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 Genessa 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.