Genesis

Meaning: Beginning, creation, origin
Origin: Greek

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.

Venezuelan singer José Luis “El Puma” Rodríguez and Carolina Pérez chose the name for their daughter, actress Genesis Rodriguez, born in 1987.

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) · #57 in Mexico (2024) · #96 in Puerto Rico (2025) · #1,360 in Belgium (2025) · #1,747 in England & Wales (2025) · #691 in Canada (2024).

Famous Genesises

Genesis Rodriguez — American actress (born 1987)
Genesis P-Orridge — British artist, musician and writer (1950–2020)
Génesis Carmona — Venezuelan model (1991–2014)
Génesis Reasco — Ecuadorian wrestler
Génesis Romero — Venezuelan athlete

In stories & tradition

Genesis Walker — Emmerdale (TV series)
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 wrestler.

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

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