Gender: Girl
Meaning: Origin, beginning, birth
Origin: Greek
Popularity: Ranked #55 in 2024 with 3,835 babies born.
History: Genesis surged in the 2000s-2010s as one of America's most powerful word-names. The first book of the Bible — 'In the beginning' — gives it cosmic weight. The name is particularly popular in Hispanic-American communities, where biblical naming carries deep cultural significance. Genesis represents the ultimate fresh start — every child named Genesis is a new beginning, a first chapter waiting to be written.
Name length: 7 letters
How common is Genesis? About 1 in 829 babies born in 2024 were named Genesis, or roughly 11 per day in the United States.
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