Jenesis
Meaning
variant of Genesis, Greek for 'birth, origin'
The story
Jenesis is a variant of Genesis, says Behind the Name, and Genesis means "birth, origin" in Greek: the name of the first book of the Old Testament, the one that tells of the creation of the world, the expulsion of Adam and Eve, Noah and the flood, and the three patriarchs. The J-spelling has its own American line, and it is young: about 41 girls in the 1980s, about 220 in the 1990s, about 920 in the 2000s, about 2,310 in the 2010s, and about 2,260 so far this decade, with a small boys' line surfacing in the last two decades. A Greek word for beginning, a book that opens everything, and a spelling that turned a title into a signature.
Popularity, 1890–2024
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Jenesis peaked in the 2010s and the 2020s in nearly equal measure.
See popularity in Brazil
Popularity in Brazil
91 people · the #44,082 first name in Brazil · median age 27
Among people named Jenesis living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 1990s than in any other decade.
Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022
When you meet Jenesis
Most people given the name Jenesis in the United States are children or teenagers today. The name belongs to this generation.
Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.
The Jenesis deep dive
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