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Genesis

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.

Alicia Keys and Swizz Beatz chose the name for their son, born in 2014.

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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#2,505 in England & Wales (2025) · #1,490 in Canada (2024).

Famous Genesises

• Genesis P-Orridge — British artist, musician and writer (1950–2020)
• Genesis Antwi — Swedish association football player
• Genesis Potini — New Zealand chess player (1963–2011)
• Genesis Servania — Filipino boxer
• Genesis the Greykid — Poet artist

In stories & tradition

• Genesis Rhapsodos — Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII (video game)
• Genesis — X-Force

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 association football player.

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