Genesis
- Gender
- Unisex
- Say it
- JEN-e-sis
- Origin
- Greek
- UK rank, 2025
- #1,779 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #66 for girls
Genesis is a name of Greek origin, meaning “origin, beginning”. In 2025 it ranked 1,779th for girls in the UK (17 babies) and 66th for girls in the US (3,527 babies).
What does Genesis mean?
Greek
“origin, beginning”
Greek for origin; the title of the first book of the Bible, which tells of the creation of the world.
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Is Genesis a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Genesis has been given to both girls and boys. In 2025, it was given to 17 girls and 9 boys in the UK and 3,527 girls and 149 boys in the US.
How popular is Genesis in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 1,779th among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 17 about 1 in 16,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steady up 12% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 17 girls in the UK were named Genesis, making it the 1,779th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,587th. Its busiest year was 2024, with 30 girls. 9 boys were also named Genesis in 2025 (2,511th for boys).
Half of all the girls named Genesis in the UK since 1996 were born between 2012 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 65% of the babies named Genesis in the UK were girls.
Among girls in 2025, it was 1,719th in England and Wales.
Genesis in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 17 | #1,779 |
| 2024 | 30 | #1,176 |
| 2023 | 16 | #1,873 |
| 2022 | 17 | #1,794 |
| 2021 | 11 | #2,478 |
| 2020 | 20 | #1,587 |
| 2019 | 14 | #2,052 |
| 2018 | 22 | #1,524 |
| 2017 | 16 | #1,913 |
| 2016 | 10 | #2,692 |
| 2015 | 10 | #2,629 |
| 2014 | 16 | #1,895 |
| 2013 | 12 | #2,309 |
| 2012 | 9 | #2,887 |
| 2011 | 7 | #3,360 |
| 2010 | 11 | #2,379 |
| 2009 | 9 | #2,695 |
| 2008 | 9 | #2,663 |
| 2007 | 6 | #3,396 |
| 2006 | 4 | #4,357 |
| 2005 | 5 | #3,543 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 4 | #3,768 |
| 2002 | 5 | #3,047 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 3 | #4,074 |
How popular is Genesis in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 66th among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 3,527 about 1 in 460 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steady down 7% in five years
- Same name in a class
- 3% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 3,527 girls in the US were named Genesis, making it the 66th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 62nd. Its busiest year was 2016, with 4,351 girls. It first appears in the records in 1964. 149 boys were also named Genesis in 2025 (1,305th for boys).
Half of all the girls named Genesis in the US since 1880 were born between 2007 and 2019, the years shaded on the chart below.
Girls were 71% of the babies named Genesis in the US in 1974, and 96% in 2025.
Genesis in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3,527 | #66 |
| 2024 | 3,849 | #55 |
| 2023 | 3,663 | #57 |
| 2022 | 3,448 | #65 |
| 2021 | 3,345 | #75 |
| 2020 | 3,692 | #62 |
| 2019 | 4,031 | #58 |
| 2018 | 4,099 | #57 |
| 2017 | 4,274 | #56 |
| 2016 | 4,351 | #58 |
| 2015 | 4,168 | #65 |
| 2014 | 4,170 | #68 |
| 2013 | 4,306 | #55 |
| 2012 | 4,309 | #56 |
| 2011 | 3,513 | #81 |
| 2010 | 3,303 | #89 |
| 2009 | 3,669 | #83 |
| 2008 | 3,523 | #95 |
| 2007 | 2,486 | #140 |
| 2006 | 2,088 | #169 |
| 2005 | 2,224 | #155 |
| 2004 | 1,858 | #184 |
| 2003 | 1,493 | #218 |
| 2002 | 1,372 | #228 |
| 2001 | 1,418 | #224 |
| 2000 | 1,303 | #247 |
| 1999 | 1,244 | #254 |
| 1998 | 1,185 | #260 |
| 1997 | 1,147 | #256 |
| 1996 | 1,028 | #282 |
| 1995 | 796 | #333 |
| 1994 | 1,042 | #270 |
| 1993 | 582 | #431 |
| 1992 | 686 | #373 |
| 1991 | 584 | #434 |
| 1990 | 391 | #588 |
| 1989 | 322 | #642 |
| 1988 | 247 | #758 |
| 1987 | 138 | #1,098 |
| 1986 | 64 | #1,784 |
| 1985 | 69 | #1,679 |
| 1984 | 61 | #1,771 |
| 1983 | 63 | #1,715 |
| 1982 | 55 | #1,922 |
| 1981 | 51 | #2,028 |
| 1980 | 51 | #2,043 |
| 1979 | 54 | #1,917 |
| 1978 | 55 | #1,824 |
| 1977 | 31 | #2,666 |
| 1976 | 32 | #2,486 |
| 1975 | 35 | #2,321 |
| 1974 | 25 | #2,835 |
| 1973 | 17 | #3,634 |
| 1972 | 8 | #5,957 |
| 1971 | 10 | #5,134 |
| 1970 | 11 | #4,760 |
| 1969 | 7 | #5,972 |
| 1968 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 5 | #6,766 |
Names like Genesis
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Athena, Fatima, Sophia, Lyra, Maisie, Aria, Willow, Amelie, Delilah, Thea, Sienna, Harper
Other spellings of Genesis
Names related to Genesis
More Greek names
Luca, Theodore, George, Theo, Lucas, Sofia, Alexander, Sebastian, Penelope, Phoebe, Margot, Luke, Chloe, Sophie, Zoe, Iris
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Genesis: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/genesis, updated 20 October 2026.