Jenesis
Jenesis was the 816th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 334 babies. Its best year was 2023, when it ranked 654th with 451 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 319 places. More babies were named Jenesis in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Meaning spelling of Genesis, 'origin, birth' · Greek, Latin, American English
Say it JEN-uh-sis /ˈdʒɛnəsɪs/
- Rank in 2025
- #816 girls, up 114 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 334girls
- Girls and boys
- 91% girls, 9% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2023451 babies
- Total since 1880
- 6,083babies recorded
What does the name Jenesis mean?
Jenesis is a respelling of Genesis, the first book of the Bible, whose name means origin or creation. The American Heritage Dictionary traces genesis through Latin to Greek genesis, birth or origin. Genesis is also the name of the first book of the Bible, which tells of the world's beginnings. The J spelling reflects the English pronunciation and the fashion for creative spellings. US records show Jenesis from 1982, mostly for girls.
γένεσις (Ancient Greek, “birth, origin”)
How sure is this? Probable. The respelling of Genesis is inferred from the form; Jenesis itself is not in our dictionaries.
Related names: Genesis, Jenisis.
See also: Greek names.
Sources for this meaning
- The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th ed., entry 'genesis' (etymology), HarperCollins / Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
- US Social Security Administration, national baby-name data 1880-2025 (yob*.txt), team3 computation of first year recorded, US Social Security Administration (public domain)
Jenesis popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #816 | #4,609 | 334 | 22 |
| 2020 | #930 | #3,451 | 278 | 32 |
| 2010 | #1,364 | #13,162 | 171 | 5 |
| 2000 | #2,754 | — | 53 | — |
| 1990 | #5,151 | — | 18 | — |
| 1980 | — | — | — | — |
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| 1890 | — | — | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — |
How popular is Jenesis, counting every spelling?
Jenesis is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #802 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #816 for Jenesis on its own. Together these spellings went to 340 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jenesis | 334 | #816 | 1,977 |
| Jenesys | 6 | #13,945 | 44 |
| Jennesis | — | — | 33 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Jenesis?
334 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Jenesis (0.09 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Jenesis born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 25 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Jenesis.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Jenesis?
About 5,700 people born in the US named Jenesis are alive today, with a median age of 9; half are between 4 and 15. That makes Jenesis a young name: most people with it are children.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Jenesis by state
How common Jenesis was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Louisiana (3.4×), South Carolina (2.6×), Mississippi (2.6×), Georgia (2.5×), Florida (2.0×). In 21 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Jenesis: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Jenesis, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Jenesis · Sibling names for Jenesis
Questions about the name Jenesis
What does Jenesis mean?
Jenesis means “spelling of Genesis, 'origin, birth'” (Greek, Latin, American English origin). Certainty: probable.
How popular is the name Jenesis?
Jenesis was the 816th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 334 babies. Its best year was 2023, when it ranked 654th with 451 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 319 places. More babies were named Jenesis in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Is Jenesis a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 91% girls, 9% boys given the name Jenesis in the US.
Where is Jenesis most popular?
In 2021–2025, Jenesis was most common in Louisiana (0.83 per 1,000 girls), followed by South Carolina and Mississippi.