Genesis

“Beginning, creation, origin” — Greek origin

Boy's name · #1305 in the US (2025) · 2020s

Genesis reached #824 in 2020 and has eased to #1305 since. About 3,700 boys have carried it since 1970. About 95% of babies named Genesis in recent years have been girls.

Around the world: about 1 in 11,000 boys in Canada (2024).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 23 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Genesises

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

In stories & tradition

Genesis Rhapsodos — Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII
Genesis — X-Force
Genesis Walker — Emmerdale

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.

Similar names: Osiris · Gentry · Daemon · Artemis · Giannis · Achilles

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