US rank #6479 Girls' name Peak 2014 684 births

Gennesis — #6479 US girls' name

684 babies named Gennesis in U.S. Social Security records since 1990, with the highest year being 2014. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s1382000s1982010s2732020s75
#6479
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 63% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

40% of everyone ever named Gennesis was born in this single decade.

2014
Single peak year

44 babies were named Gennesis in 2014 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Gennesis

The Social Security Administration has registered 684 babies named Gennesis between 1990 and 2024, spanning 35 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Gennesis currently holds the #6479 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2014, when 44 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Gennesis performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 273 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Gennesis shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 153 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Gennesis in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Gennesis 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 684 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.

Gennesis at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

684

Since 1990

35 years of records

Peak year

2014

44 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#6,479

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1990

Recorded for 35 years

Last year on file: 2024

Gennesis popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1990

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2014)
44
Annual births at peak — across 35 years of records
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Gennesis by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
273 births that decade — 40% of Gennesis's all-time total
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Gennesis by state

Where Gennesis concentrates geographically — total births since 1990

Regionally concentrated
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Gennesis
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
153 22.4%
#2 Texas
62 9.1%
#3 New York
36 5.3%
California share of Gennesis's total US births 22.4%
Even split

153 of 684 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Gennesis?
684 babies have been named Gennesis since 1990. It currently ranks #6479 among girls. The peak year was 2014 with 44 births.
When was Gennesis most popular?
Gennesis was most popular in the 2010s decade with 273 total births. The single peak year was 2014.
Where is Gennesis most popular?
The top states for the name Gennesis are California (153 births), Texas (62 births), New York (36 births).
How long has the name Gennesis been used?
Gennesis has been recorded in Social Security data since 1990, spanning 35 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Gennesis?
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.

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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, 1990–2024 (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.