Genesis
Genesis was the 66th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 3,527 babies. Its best year was 2013, when it ranked 55th; the most babies were born in 2016 (4,351). Over the last ten years it has moved down 1 places. More babies were named Genesis in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Meaning origin, beginning · Greek
Say it JEN-uh-sis /ˈdʒɛnəsɪs/
- Rank in 2025
- #66 girls, down 4 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 3,527girls
- Girls and boys
- 95% girls, 5% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 20164,351 babies
- Total since 1880
- 97,244babies recorded
What does the name Genesis mean?
Genesis is the Greek word for 'origin', 'birth' or 'beginning', used as the title of the first book of the Bible in the Greek translation and kept in Latin and English. Wiktionary records it as a girl's name of American use since the 1980s. Spanish speakers write it Génesis and say HEH-neh-sees, while English speakers say JEN-uh-sis; both forms are used in the US. As a name it suggests a new beginning.
γένεσις (Ancient Greek, “origin, birth, creation”)
How sure is this? Well established.
Related names: Génesis, Genisis, Jenesis.
See also: Greek names.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Genesis', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation); facts restated, no text reused
- Wiktionary, entry 'genesis', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation); facts restated, no text reused
- Wikipedia, 'Book of Genesis', Wikipedia (Wikimedia Foundation); facts restated, no text reused
Genesis popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #66 | #1,305 | 3,527 | 149 |
| 2020 | #62 | #824 | 3,692 | 279 |
| 2010 | #89 | #2,024 | 3,303 | 68 |
| 2000 | #247 | #2,100 | 1,303 | 48 |
| 1990 | #590 | #3,218 | 391 | 19 |
| 1980 | #2,050 | #4,651 | 51 | 8 |
| 1970 | #4,852 | #4,423 | 11 | 6 |
| 1960 | — | — | — | — |
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| 1890 | — | — | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — |
How popular is Genesis, counting every spelling?
Genesis is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #83 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #66 for Genesis on its own. Together these spellings went to 3,562 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Genesis | 3,527 | #66 | 17,832 |
| Genessis | 20 | #5,985 | 101 |
| Genesys | 10 | #9,675 | 72 |
| Gennesis | — | — | 57 |
| Genecis | 5 | #15,700 | 33 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Genesis?
3,527 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Genesis (0.98 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Genesis born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 2 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Genesis.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Genesis?
About 92,800 people born in the US named Genesis are alive today, with a median age of 13; half are between 7 and 19. That makes Genesis mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Genesis by state
How common Genesis was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in District of Columbia (3.1×), Maryland (2.4×), Delaware (2.3×), New Mexico (2.0×), Nevada (2.0×). It is least common, relative to the national rate, in West Virginia, Hawaii, Michigan.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Genesis: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Genesis, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Genesis · Sibling names for Genesis
Questions about the name Genesis
What does Genesis mean?
Genesis means “origin, beginning” (Greek origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Genesis?
Genesis was the 66th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 3,527 babies. Its best year was 2013, when it ranked 55th; the most babies were born in 2016 (4,351). Over the last ten years it has moved down 1 places. More babies were named Genesis in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Genesis a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 95% girls, 5% boys given the name Genesis in the US.
Where is Genesis most popular?
In 2021–2025, Genesis was most common in District of Columbia (6.83 per 1,000 girls), followed by Maryland and Delaware.