Recorded 1984–1993 Girls' name Peak 1991 34 births

Genisha — girls' name

34 babies named Genisha in U.S. Social Security records since 1984, with the highest year being 1991. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s201990s14
1980s
Peak decade

59% of everyone ever named Genisha was born in this single decade.

1991
Single peak year

7 babies were named Genisha in 1991 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Genisha

The Social Security Administration has registered 34 babies named Genisha between 1984 and 1993, spanning 10 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Genisha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1993. The name reached its historical peak in 1991, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Genisha performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 20 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Genisha shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Genisha 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 34 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.

Genisha at a glance

Last recorded 1993

Total births

34

Since 1984

10 years of records

Peak year

1991

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1993

Active since

1984

Recorded for 10 years

Last year on file: 1993

Genisha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1993–1984

Last recorded 1993
Peak year (1991)
7
Annual births at peak — across 10 years of records
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Genisha by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
20 births that decade — 59% of Genisha's all-time total
1980s201990s14

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Genisha?
34 babies have been named Genisha since 1984. It was last recorded in 1993. The peak year was 1991 with 7 births.
When was Genisha most popular?
Genisha was most popular in the 1980s decade with 20 total births. The single peak year was 1991.
How long has the name Genisha been used?
Genisha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1984, spanning 10 years of data through 1993.
What names are similar to Genisha?
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, 1984–1993 (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.