Genesis

A unisex name of Greek origin, meaning origin, beginning.

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Win rate
45%
of head-to-heads
US popularity
#66
down from #55
UK popularity
#1719
17 babies

How Genesis has moved

US popularity rank, 2015–2025. Lower is more popular.
#47#65#83201520202025#66

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YearUS rank
2015#65
2016#58
2017#56
2018#57
2019#58
2020#62
2021#75
2022#65
2023#57
2024#55
2025#66

Genesis by the numbers

In 2025, 17 babies in England and Wales were named Genesis. In the US, 4,341 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

For the size of the two countries, it is given far more often in the US than in England and Wales.

Its American peak was 4,336 babies in 2016, making it a 2010s name.

Sounds like Genesis

Names that are said the same way as Genesis, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.

  • Gennesisorigin; beginning; variant of Genesis23 in the US (2017)
  • Genisisorigin; beginning; spelling variant of Genesis20 in the US (2017)
  • Jenesis246 in the US (2017)
  • Genessis36 in the US (2017)
  • Jenasis22 in the US (2017)
  • Genesys14 in the US (2017)

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