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Genesis

Meaning: Beginning, origin
Origin: Greek — From the name of the first book of the Bible

Boy's name · #1305 in the US (2025) · 2020s wave

5% boys · 95% girls — About 95% of babies named Genesis in recent years have been girls. Genesis →

Popularity over time

Genesis reached #824 in 2020 and has eased to #1305 since. About 3,700 boys have carried it since 1970.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 23 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#2,434 in Austria (2025) · #2,440 in England & Wales (2025) · #2,527 in Canada (2025) · #4,286 in Ecuador (2025) · #12,288 in Italy (2024) · #4,470 in France (2021) · #346 in New Zealand (2000).

Famous Genesises

Genesis P-Orridge — English artist and musician (1950–2020)
Genesis Antwi — Swedish footballer (born 2007)
Genesis Smith — American football player (born 2004)
Genesis Potini — New Zealand chess player (1963–2011)

In stories & tradition

Genesis Rhapsodos — Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII (video game)
Genesis — Fictional character in Marvel Comics

What Genesises become

Among 76 notable people named Genesis:

Sports figures appear 2.88× more often than among typical names — e.g. Genesis Antwi, Swedish footballer (born 2007).

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