Girls' name · since 1990
Gennesis
Gennesis has 684 recorded births since 1990 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2014 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #9,648 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 684
- born since 1990
- 2010s
- peak decade
Gennesis sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 684 recorded since 1990.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gennesis has been recorded 684 times among girls since 1990, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1990 to 2024.
- #9,648 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 684 born since 1990
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gennesis ranks #9,648 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 684 born since 1990, peaking in the 2010s.
- #9,648 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 684
- born since 1990
- 2010s
- peak decade
Gennesis's 684 recorded births place it above 86.65% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
Gennesis's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Gennesis's full recorded timeline at 2007, 66% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 34% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1993, with just 7 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2014 peak of 44 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Gennesis popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1990–2024
- Peak year (2014)
- 44
- Annual births at peak, across 35 years of records
Gennesis by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (273 births, 40% of the file).
2010s was Gennesis's strongest decade.
273 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Gennesis births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
138 births
- 2000s
2000s
198 births
- 2010s
2010s
273 births
- 2020s 75
2020s
75 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 273 births (40% of all-time use).
How Gennesis 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 Gennesis's total volume
Gennesis by state
Where Gennesis concentrates geographically, total births since 1990
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 153 | 22.4% |
| #2 | Texas | | 62 | 9.1% |
| #3 | New York | | 36 | 5.3% |
153 of 684 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Gennesis's data
- Gennesis's decade-level peak was the 2010s (273 total births); usage has since declined to 75 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Gennesiss (153 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 Gennesis: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2014)
Similar record span (~34 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, 1990–2024 (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 Gennesis 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.