Fun Facts About the Name Jenisis
- 180 babies named Jenisis: U.S. records list 180 babies given the name Jenisis from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Jenisis Mean?
Jenisis is a variant spelling of Genesis, an English name taken from the Greek word genesis (γένεσις), meaning "origin," "birth," or "beginning." The Greek word comes from gignesthai, "to be born," and was used as the title of the first book of the Bible. That title describes the book's subject - the beginning of the world - rather than naming a person. Jenisis keeps the meaning of Genesis; the spelling change does not create a separate etymology.
Jenisis Name History & Origins
The word Genesis reached English through Latin from Greek. Greek-speaking Jews used Γένεσις as the title of the first book of the Hebrew Bible in the Septuagint; Latin Bibles kept the title as Genesis, and English Bibles inherited it. The book's Hebrew title is Bereshit, "In the beginning," taken from its opening word. As a personal name, Genesis is a recent English usage, distinct from older biblical names that belong to people in the text. Jenisis is a respelling of that word-name: it uses j- for the soft g- sound and changes the second e to i. Its history is therefore the history of Genesis as a word-name rather than a distinct traditional name.
How Popular is the Name Jenisis?
Jenisis has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2016. Its best rank was #7,402 in 2016.
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 | #15,944 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2024 | #10,601 | 9 | 0.0006% |
| 2023 | #12,709 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2022 | #12,805 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2021 | #16,297 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2020 | #12,715 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2019 | #10,060 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2016 | #7,402 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 2015 | #12,330 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2014 | #10,499 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2013 | #9,266 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2012 | #9,349 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2011 | #9,405 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2010 | #10,765 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2009 | #11,015 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2008 | #11,154 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2007 | #14,563 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2006 | #10,956 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2004 | #12,084 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1998 | #15,171 | 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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How the Name Jenisis Shapes Your Personality and Life?
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