Jenesis
- #816 for girls in 2025, 334 births
- #4,539 for boys in 2025, 22 births
- Given to girls 94.4% of the time
Showing
- Peak · girls
- 2023 · 451 births
- Debut · girls
- 5 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 5,743since 1982
Jenesis over time
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Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #816 | 334 | #4,539 | 22 |
| 2024 | #712 | 394 | #3,045 | 40 |
| 2023 | #651 | 451 | #3,055 | 40 |
| 2022 | #709 | 415 | #2,648 | 50 |
| 2021 | #744 | 383 | #2,652 | 48 |
| 2020 | #929 | 278 | #3,418 | 32 |
| 2019 | #897 | 297 | #3,426 | 33 |
| 2018 | #968 | 273 | #3,607 | 30 |
| 2017 | #1,082 | 234 | #6,338 | 13 |
| 2016 | #1,088 | 237 | #7,157 | 11 |
| 2015 | #1,135 | 223 | #8,040 | 9 |
| 2014 | #1,154 | 215 | — | |
| 2013 | #1,017 | 245 | — | |
| 2012 | #1,132 | 217 | — | |
| 2011 | #1,210 | 198 | #9,600 | 7 |
| 2010 | #1,363 | 171 | #12,231 | 5 |
| 2009 | #1,584 | 142 | — | |
| 2008 | #1,685 | 132 | — | |
| 2007 | #2,003 | 102 | — | |
| 2006 | #1,894 | 107 | — | |
| 2005 | #2,004 | 94 | — | |
| 2004 | #1,999 | 92 | — | |
| 2003 | #2,062 | 86 | — | |
| 2002 | #2,819 | 53 | — | |
| 2001 | #2,700 | 55 | — | |
| 2000 | #2,740 | 53 | — | |
| 1999 | #3,245 | 39 | — | |
| 1998 | #3,116 | 40 | — | |
| 1997 | #5,228 | 19 | — | |
| 1996 | #4,306 | 24 | — | |
| 1995 | #7,041 | 12 | — | |
| 1994 | #4,521 | 22 | — | |
| 1993 | #8,052 | 10 | — | |
| 1992 | #4,686 | 21 | — | |
| 1991 | #5,659 | 16 | — | |
| 1990 | #5,060 | 18 | — | |
| 1989 | #8,761 | 8 | — | |
| 1988 | #8,391 | 8 | — | |
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| 1986 | #8,523 | 7 | — | |
| 1985 | #9,307 | 6 | — | |
| 1984 | #8,153 | 7 | — | |
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| 1982 | #10,517 | 5 | — | |
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First appearance
1982
The first year at least five girls were named Jenesis! It came in at #10,517, and was given to 5 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1982–1983, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.
Where Jenesis is popular in 2025
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · girls
- Louisiana#254 · 1 in 963
- Mississippi#341 · 1 in 1,113
- Georgia#402 · 1 in 1,615
- Florida#462 · 1 in 2,169
- Virginia#606 · 1 in 2,812
Best ever in a state: #206 in District of Columbia, 2021.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Louisiana | #254 | 17 | 1 in 963 |
| Mississippi | #341 | 8 | 1 in 1,113 |
| Georgia | #402 | 28 | 1 in 1,615 |
| Florida | #462 | 40 | 1 in 2,169 |
| Virginia | #606 | 12 | 1 in 2,812 |
| Indiana | #611 | 10 | 1 in 2,791 |
| South Carolina | #614 | 7 | 1 in 2,613 |
| North Carolina | #634 | 16 | 1 in 2,905 |
| Tennessee | #645 | 11 | 1 in 2,916 |
| Illinois | #667 | 14 | 1 in 3,166 |
| Ohio | #668 | 14 | 1 in 3,377 |
| Arizona | #676 | 9 | 1 in 3,135 |
| Missouri | #811 | 6 | 1 in 4,050 |
| Alabama | #819 | 5 | 1 in 3,664 |
| Texas | #840 | 35 | 1 in 4,587 |
| California | #855 | 34 | 1 in 4,757 |
| New York | #1,028 | 14 | 1 in 5,595 |
| Michigan | #1,061 | 6 | 1 in 5,955 |
| Pennsylvania | #1,231 | 6 | 1 in 7,781 |
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
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Momentum · girls
Holding steady
- 104 spots since 2024 (#712 → #816)
- 113 spots since 2020 (#929 → #816)
- Biggest jump: 185 spots in 2021
- Biggest drop: 104 spots in 2025
Rise & fade · girls
41 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1982
- Peaked 2023 at #651 (451 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 8 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 8 yrs · run 2018–2025
Share of babies · girls
1 in 3,558
- Highest: 1 in 3,558 girls born in 2023 were named Jenesis (0.03%)
- Latest: 1 in 4,812 girls born in 2025 (0.02%)
Era · girls
The 2010s
- 40.2% of all girls named Jenesis (2,310) were born in this decade
Girls or boys?
Never flipped
- The majority has never changed
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 41 | #8,153 (1984) | #8,942 |
| 1990s | 221 | #3,116 (1998) | #5,091 |
| 2000s | 916 | #1,584 (2009) | #2,149 |
| 2010s | 2,310 | #897 (2019) | #1,105 |
| 2020s | 2,255 | #651 (2023) | #760 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
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