Recorded 1997–2001 Girls' name Peak 1997 11 births

Genessee — girls' name

11 babies named Genessee in U.S. Social Security records since 1997, with the highest year being 1997. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s62000s5
1990s
Peak decade

55% of everyone ever named Genessee was born in this single decade.

1997
Single peak year

6 babies were named Genessee in 1997 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Genessee

The Social Security Administration has registered 11 babies named Genessee between 1997 and 2001, spanning 5 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Genessee currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2001. The name reached its historical peak in 1997, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Genessee performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 6 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Genessee shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Genessee in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 11 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Genessee at a glance

Last recorded 2001

Total births

11

Since 1997

5 years of records

Peak year

1997

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2001

Active since

1997

Recorded for 5 years

Last year on file: 2001

Genessee popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–1997

Last recorded 2001
Peak year (1997)
6
Annual births at peak — across 5 years of records
4.555.566.5 20011997 6

Genessee by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
6 births that decade — 55% of Genessee's all-time total
1990s62000s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Genessee?
11 babies have been named Genessee since 1997. It was last recorded in 2001. The peak year was 1997 with 6 births.
When was Genessee most popular?
Genessee was most popular in the 1990s decade with 6 total births. The single peak year was 1997.
How long has the name Genessee been used?
Genessee has been recorded in Social Security data since 1997, spanning 5 years of data through 2001.
What names are similar to Genessee?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Genevieve, Genesis, Geneva, Gena, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1997–2001 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.