How Many People Are Named Genessee?
An estimated 11 people in the United States have the first name Genessee. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 27 years old, and Genessee peaked in popularity in 1997 with 6 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Genessee as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Genessee paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Genessee is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
11
About 1 in 31,159,485 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
27
years old
Peak Year
1997
6 births
Total Registered
11
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Genessee
Genessee is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 11 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Genessee as a female name
Ranked #16,184 in 2001
5 female births in 2001
Peak: 1997 (6 births)
Genessee: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Genessee span from the 1990s to the 2000s, covering 2 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 6 babies were registered. Genessee remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Genessee by Decade
How has Genessee tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Genessee + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Genessee as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Genessee
Other first names starting with G with a similar number of bearers.
Genessee: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Genessee?
We estimate approximately 11 people named Genessee are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 31,159,485 Americans share this first name.
Is Genessee a common name?
Genessee is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 30.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 11 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Genessee most popular?
Genessee reached peak popularity in 1997, when 6 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Genessee is approximately 27 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Genessee a female name?
Genessee is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Genessee Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Genessee Smith, Genessee Johnson, Genessee Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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