Jenesis
Jenesis is a name with a single cultural origin: English.
- English
Meaning & Origin of Jenesis
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Jenesis is a name with a single cultural origin: English.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Jenesis
As a girl name
American parents first put Jenesis on the record books as a girl name in 1982, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2026, when 454 Jenesiss were born — ranking #651 that year. About 45% of every Jenesis on record arrived during the 2020s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Jenesis ranks #651 for girls with 454 births, rising sharply (+47% over the past five years). All told, over 6K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1980s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Jenesis as a boy name dates back to 2010, when 5 babies received it. 2022 was its biggest year on record, with 50 newborns named Jenesis — #2,648 in the national rankings. About 73% of every Jenesis on record arrived during the 2020s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Jenesis ranks #2,917 for boys with 43 births, rising sharply (+38% over the past five years). All told, over 404 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2010s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Jenesis
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Jenesis. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Names that sound like Jenesis
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About the name Jenesis
Jenesis is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1982 and has accumulated 6K births in the dataset. Jenesis's peak popularity came in 2026 when it ranked #651. Use the chart and map above to compare Jenesis's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.