At a glance
- U.S. rank 2025
- #816 of girl names
- Babies in 2025
- 334 (0.019% of girls)
- Trend
- Rising #929 in 2020 to #816 in 2025
- Peak
- #651 in 2023
- First recorded
- 1982
Meaning of Jenesis
Jenesis is a luminous, modern daughter of the ancient name Genesis, the book that opens Scripture with the Latin words “in principio”—in the beginning. Spoken as JEN-uh-sis, her three crisp beats tumble off the tongue like bright marbles, announcing fresh starts and second chances. In storybook fashion, she tiptoed onto U.S. birth records in the 1980s, climbed from barely a handful of cradles to more than 390 in 2024, and now hovers around rank 576, proving that a whisper of innovation can blossom into a chorus. Parents often choose her to honor faith without sounding old-world, to salute entrepreneurship (“let’s start something new!”), or simply to gift their niña a name that feels like sunrise wrapped in silk. Jenesis may be spelled with a playful J, but she still carries the gravitas of creation—just with a wink, a twirl, and the promise that every chapter after hers will start on a clean, hopeful page.
How to pronounce Jenesis
English
- Pronounced JEN-uh-sis /ˈdʒənəsɪs/
Popularity of Jenesis in the U.S.
Jenesis was the #816 girl name in the U.S. in 2025, with 334 babies. It peaked at #651 in 2023 and has been in the top 1,000 since 2018. It first appears in the records in 1982.
- Rank among U.S. girl names (right scale, #1 at the top)
Year-by-year table, 1982–2025 42 rows
| Year | Babies | Rank | vs previous year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 334 | 816 | ▼ 104 |
| 2024 | 394 | 712 | ▼ 61 |
| 2023 | 451 | 651 | ▲ 58 |
| 2022 | 415 | 709 | ▲ 35 |
| 2021 | 383 | 744 | ▲ 185 |
| 2020 | 278 | 929 | ▼ 32 |
| 2019 | 297 | 897 | ▲ 71 |
| 2018 | 273 | 968 | ▲ 114 |
| 2017 | 234 | 1,082 | ▲ 6 |
| 2016 | 237 | 1,088 | ▲ 47 |
| 2015 | 223 | 1,135 | ▲ 19 |
| 2014 | 215 | 1,154 | ▼ 137 |
| 2013 | 245 | 1,017 | ▲ 115 |
| 2012 | 217 | 1,132 | ▲ 78 |
| 2011 | 198 | 1,210 | ▲ 153 |
| 2010 | 171 | 1,363 | ▲ 221 |
| 2009 | 142 | 1,584 | ▲ 101 |
| 2008 | 132 | 1,685 | ▲ 318 |
| 2007 | 102 | 2,003 | ▼ 109 |
| 2006 | 107 | 1,894 | ▲ 110 |
| 2005 | 94 | 2,004 | ▼ 5 |
| 2004 | 92 | 1,999 | ▲ 63 |
| 2003 | 86 | 2,062 | ▲ 757 |
| 2002 | 53 | 2,819 | ▼ 119 |
| 2001 | 55 | 2,700 | ▲ 40 |
| 2000 | 53 | 2,740 | ▲ 505 |
| 1999 | 39 | 3,245 | ▼ 129 |
| 1998 | 40 | 3,116 | ▲ 2,112 |
| 1997 | 19 | 5,228 | ▼ 922 |
| 1996 | 24 | 4,306 | ▲ 2,735 |
| 1995 | 12 | 7,041 | ▼ 2,520 |
| 1994 | 22 | 4,521 | ▲ 3,531 |
| 1993 | 10 | 8,052 | ▼ 3,366 |
| 1992 | 21 | 4,686 | ▲ 973 |
| 1991 | 16 | 5,659 | ▼ 599 |
| 1990 | 18 | 5,060 | ▲ 3,701 |
| 1989 | 8 | 8,761 | ▼ 370 |
| 1988 | 8 | 8,391 | back (not recorded in 1987) |
| 1986 | 7 | 8,523 | ▲ 784 |
| 1985 | 6 | 9,307 | ▼ 1,154 |
| 1984 | 7 | 8,153 | back (not recorded in 1983) |
| 1982 | 5 | 10,518 | new |
Jenesis by state
Jenesis ranks #254 in Louisiana (2025).
Rank by state 19 states
| State | Rank | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Louisiana | 254 | 17 |
| Mississippi | 341 | 8 |
| Georgia | 402 | 28 |
| Florida | 462 | 40 |
| Virginia | 606 | 12 |
| Indiana | 611 | 10 |
| South Carolina | 614 | 7 |
| North Carolina | 634 | 16 |
| Tennessee | 645 | 11 |
| Illinois | 667 | 14 |
| Ohio | 668 | 14 |
| Arizona | 676 | 9 |
| Missouri | 811 | 6 |
| Alabama | 819 | 5 |
| Texas | 840 | 35 |
| California | 855 | 34 |
| New York | 1,028 | 14 |
| Michigan | 1,061 | 6 |
| Pennsylvania | 1,231 | 6 |