Genessa
Feminine
Genessa entered the US charts in 1974, peaked at #4842 in 1979, ranks #13208 in 2025 — given to only a few children a year.
How old is the name Genessa?
Genessa first appears in US birth records in 1974 — 51 years ago. The typical Genessa alive today was born around 2003, making them about 22 years old. About 500 people named Genessa are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Genessa most popular?
Genessa peaked in 1979, reaching #4842 nationally. Today it ranks #13208, 8,366 places below that high. See the whole 1979 chart.
What the data says
146 years of official birth records
The long climb, and where it stands now
The same years in position rather than babies
- First recorded
- 1974
- Most girls named
- 201418 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #4842reached in 1979
- Change vs 2024
- 0.0%6 in 2025, from 6
Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.
Genessas among us
people named Genessa are estimated to be alive in the US today
About 1 girl in 267,878 born in 2025 was named Genessa
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
Is it right for you
What happens to a name after it peaks
The Karlena test
Every popular name lives one long story — a climb, a peak, a slow settling back. Genessa's later chapters haven't been written yet, so we borrowed them: Karlena climbed just as high around 1956, and its whole arc is on record. Line the two peaks up, and Karlena's path sketches the road Genessa is walking now.
Genessa sits in the calm middle of the cycle — neither chasing a wave nor sliding off one. Middle-of-the-cycle names age slowly and predictably.
A scored estimate from 146 years of naming cycles — not a prophecy. Great names outlive statistics. How this is scored
Genessa beside its neighbors
The names ranked closest to Genessa in 2025, in babies rather than position — the bars are to scale.
US girls given each name in 2025.
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Frequently asked
- How many Genessas are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 500 people named Genessa are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Genessa in 2025?
- Genessa ranks #13208 among US girl names in 2025, with 6 babies given the name.
- How rare is the name Genessa?
- About 1 in every 267,878 US girls born in 2025 was named Genessa — 6 in all.
- Will my child share the name Genessa with classmates?
- Genessa will almost certainly be the only one in school.
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US figures from the Social Security Administration. 1880–2025. Data & methodology
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