Genesis

Girl name

Genesis has been given to 97,244 babies in the U.S. since 1964. It peaked in 2016 and currently ranks #66 for girls (2025).

Meaning & origin /ˈd͡ʒɛ.nə.səs/

From Ancient Greek γένεσις (génesis, “creation, beginning, origin”).

Origin: Ancient Greek

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Total babies

97,244

Peak year

2016 (4,450 babies)

Rank in 2025

#66 for girls

First recorded

1964

10-year trend

▼ -14%

Gender split

96% girls / 4% boys

Genesis P-Orridge

British artist, musician and writer (1950–2020)

Notability data from Wikidata (CC0).

Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Genesis.

96,373 babies since 1900

101,120 babies since 1912

101,883 babies since 1906

104,225 babies since 1963

89,495 babies since 1915

105,716 babies since 1959

87,834 babies since 1880

109,533 babies since 1880

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