Girls' name · since 1988
Genessis
Genessis has 1,227 recorded births since 1988 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2009 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #6,509 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,998 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,227
- born since 1988
- 2010s
- peak decade
Genessis currently ranks #5998 among girls' names in America, with 1,227 babies recorded since 1988.
Genessis has 1,227 recorded births among girls since 1988, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #5998 as of the latest data, more common than 65% of girls, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1988 to 2025.
- #6,509 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #5,998 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,227 born since 1988
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Genessis ranks #6,509 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,998 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,227 born since 1988, peaking in the 2010s.
- #6,509 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,998 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,227
- born since 1988
- 2010s
- peak decade
Genessis's 1,227 recorded births place it above 90.99% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
9 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Genessis compares
1,227 Top 29% higher than 71% 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
Genessis's all-time total is 3x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Genessis | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,227 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 86 | 21 | 19,840 |
Genessis's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Genessis splits its recorded history at 2007: 66% of all births land in the more recent half, 34% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1988 (12 births) -- compare that against the 2009 peak of 86 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Genessis popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1988–2025
- Peak year (2009)
- 86
- Annual births at peak, across 38 years of records
Genessis by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (481 births, 39% of the file).
2010s was Genessis's strongest decade.
481 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Genessis births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 27
1980s
27 births
- 1990s
1990s
209 births
- 2000s
2000s
390 births
- 2010s
2010s
481 births
- 2020s 120
2020s
120 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 481 births (39% of all-time use).
How Genessis compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Genessis's total volume
Genessis by state
Where Genessis concentrates geographically, total births since 1988
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 392 | 31.9% |
| #2 | Texas | | 178 | 14.5% |
| #3 | Virginia | | 30 | 2.4% |
| #4 | New York | | 28 | 2.3% |
| #5 | Florida | | 15 | 1.2% |
| #6 | Arizona | | 5 | 0.4% |
| #7 | District of Columbia | | 5 | 0.4% |
| #8 | Maryland | | 5 | 0.4% |
392 of 1,227 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.
Genessis appears in 9 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Genessis's data
- Genessis's decade-level peak was the 2010s (481 total births); usage has since declined to 120 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Genessiss (392 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Genessis: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2009)
Similar record span (~37 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, 1988–2025 (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 Genessis 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.