Fun Facts About the Name Jenesis
- More than 6 thousand babies named Jenesis: U.S. records list 6,079 babies given the name Jenesis from 1880 through 2025. Even 340 boys received the name Jenesis - about 1 boy for every 17 girls.
What Does the Name Jenesis Mean?
Jenesis is a spelling variant of Genesis, a name taken from the Greek noun γένεσις (genesis), meaning "origin," "source," "birth," or "coming into being." The Greek word comes from the verb gignesthai, "to be born" or "to become." Its literal sense is a beginning or a bringing-forth. The symbolic association with the creation of the world comes from the word's use as the Greek title of the first book of the Bible, where it renders a phrase meaning "origin of the world."
Jenesis Name History & Origins
The word reached English through Latin Genesis, which was borrowed from Greek. Greek-speaking Jews used Γένεσις as the title of the first book of the Septuagint, their translation of the Hebrew Bible; the Hebrew title of the same book is Bereshit, "in the beginning." Latin-speaking Christians kept the Greek title, and English took it from Latin, so Genesis has long been the standard English name of the Bible's first book and the source of the ordinary English word for a beginning or origin.
Use of Genesis as a personal given name in the English-speaking world is more recent than the word itself and reflects the modern fashion for vocabulary and biblical word-names. Jenesis is one of several respellings of Genesis, with an initial J in place of G. That J is a spelling variation, not a separate root: the name still traces to the same Greek word. The variant makes the name visually distinct and aligns it with the many common English names that begin with J.
How Popular is the Name Jenesis?
Jenesis recorded its highest annual U.S. birth count in 2023. Its best rank was #654 in 2023.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #816 | 334 | 0.0208% |
| 2024 | #712 | 394 | 0.0244% |
| 2023 | #654 | 450 | 0.0281% |
| 2022 | #709 | 415 | 0.0253% |
| 2021 | #744 | 383 | 0.0234% |
| 2020 | #929 | 278 | 0.0172% |
| 2019 | #897 | 297 | 0.0177% |
| 2018 | #968 | 273 | 0.0161% |
| 2017 | #1,085 | 234 | 0.0136% |
| 2016 | #1,093 | 236 | 0.0133% |
| 2015 | #1,134 | 223 | 0.0125% |
| 2014 | #1,156 | 214 | 0.0120% |
| 2013 | #1,021 | 244 | 0.0139% |
| 2012 | #1,135 | 217 | 0.0123% |
| 2011 | #1,212 | 198 | 0.0113% |
| 2010 | #1,364 | 171 | 0.0096% |
| 2009 | #1,584 | 142 | 0.0077% |
| 2008 | #1,692 | 132 | 0.0070% |
| 2007 | #2,008 | 102 | 0.0053% |
| 2006 | #1,900 | 107 | 0.0056% |
| 2005 | #2,007 | 94 | 0.0051% |
| 2004 | #2,009 | 92 | 0.0050% |
| 2003 | #2,075 | 86 | 0.0047% |
| 2002 | #2,836 | 53 | 0.0029% |
| 2001 | #2,720 | 55 | 0.0031% |
| 2000 | #2,754 | 53 | 0.0029% |
| 1999 | #3,271 | 39 | 0.0022% |
| 1998 | #3,142 | 40 | 0.0023% |
| 1997 | #5,301 | 19 | 0.0011% |
| 1996 | #4,370 | 24 | 0.0014% |
| 1995 | #7,243 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1994 | #4,598 | 22 | 0.0012% |
| 1993 | #8,311 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1992 | #4,757 | 21 | 0.0011% |
| 1991 | #5,775 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 1990 | #5,152 | 18 | 0.0009% |
| 1989 | #9,099 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1988 | #8,717 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1986 | #8,926 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1985 | #9,808 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1984 | #8,522 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1982 | #11,180 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #4,609 | 22 | 0.0013% |
| 2024 | #3,063 | 40 | 0.0023% |
| 2023 | #3,081 | 40 | 0.0023% |
| 2022 | #2,655 | 50 | 0.0029% |
| 2021 | #2,673 | 48 | 0.0027% |
| 2020 | #3,450 | 32 | 0.0019% |
| 2019 | #3,449 | 33 | 0.0018% |
| 2018 | #3,656 | 30 | 0.0017% |
| 2017 | #6,472 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2016 | #7,355 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2015 | #8,324 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2011 | #10,115 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2010 | #13,161 | 5 | 0.0003% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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