Recorded 1997–2019 Girls' name Peak 1997 56 births

Genessy — girls' name

56 babies named Genessy 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.

1990s92000s362010s11
2000s
Peak decade

64% of everyone ever named Genessy was born in this single decade.

1997
Single peak year

9 babies were named Genessy in 1997 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Genessy

The Social Security Administration has registered 56 babies named Genessy between 1997 and 2019, spanning 23 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Genessy currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2019. The name reached its historical peak in 1997, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Genessy performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 36 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Genessy shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Genessy in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Genessy 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 56 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.

Genessy at a glance

Last recorded 2019

Total births

56

Since 1997

23 years of records

Peak year

1997

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2019

Active since

1997

Recorded for 23 years

Last year on file: 2019

Genessy popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2019–1997

Last recorded 2019
Peak year (1997)
9
Annual births at peak — across 23 years of records
45678910 201920182009200820072005200420021997 9

Genessy by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
36 births that decade — 64% of Genessy's all-time total
1990s92000s362010s11

Genessy by state

Where Genessy concentrates geographically — total births since 1997

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Genessy
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
5 8.9%
New York share of Genessy's total US births 8.9%

5 of 56 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Genessy?
56 babies have been named Genessy since 1997. It was last recorded in 2019. The peak year was 1997 with 9 births.
When was Genessy most popular?
Genessy was most popular in the 2000s decade with 36 total births. The single peak year was 1997.
Where is Genessy most popular?
The top states for the name Genessy are New York (5 births).
How long has the name Genessy been used?
Genessy has been recorded in Social Security data since 1997, spanning 23 years of data through 2019.
What names are similar to Genessy?
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, 1997–2019 (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.