Genesis

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

Girl's name · #66 in the US (2025) · 2010s wave

95% girls · 5% boys — Genesis is also given to boys: 149 in 2025, about 1 in 19 in recent years. Genesis →

Popularity over time

Genesis's best rank, #55, came in 2013; it has settled back to #66 today. Roughly 94,000 girls have been named Genesis since 1964.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 44 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#26 in Ecuador (2025) · #56 in Mexico (2024) · #96 in Puerto Rico (2025) · #708 in Canada (2025) · #1,289 in Belgium (2025) · #1,719 in England & Wales (2025) · #2,203 in Sweden (2025) · #2,458 in Italy (2024) · #4,539 in France (2025) · #927 in Netherlands (2020) · #1,517 in Austria (2017) · #390 in New Zealand (1999).

Famous Genesises

Genesis Rodriguez — American actress (born 1987)
Genesis P-Orridge — English artist and musician (1950–2020)
Génesis Reasco — Ecuadorian freestyle wrestler (born 1998)

In stories & tradition

Genesis Walker — Fictional character from Emmerdale
Genesis — Knock Knock (film)
Génesis Pérez — My Perfect Family (TV series)

What Genesises become

Among 76 notable people named Genesis:

Sports figures appear 2.88× more often than among typical names — e.g. Génesis Reasco, Ecuadorian freestyle wrestler (born 1998).

Similar names: Madelyn · Genevieve · Zoey · Gabriella · Ariana · Iris

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