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Genesis: popularity of the name

Updated October 14, 2026 · sources checked October 14, 2026

In short

In 2025, 3,527 girls born in the US were named Genesis, rank 66 among girl names. Its highest year since 1980 was 2016, with 4,351 girls. Ten years earlier, in 2015, it was given to 4,168 girls, against 3,527 in 2025. It was also given to 149 boys in 2025 (rank 1,305).

Babies named Genesis in the US each year

GirlsBoys

Babies named Genesis in the US each yearLine chart of the number of babies named Genesis each year from 1980 to 2025; the table below gives the exact figures.01,0002,0003,0004,0005,000198019902000201020202025GirlsBoys
Number of babies born each year. Hover or tap the chart to read a year.

Rank and number of babies by year

YearGirls (Rank)Boys (Rank)
20253,527 (66)149 (1,305)
20243,849 (55)183 (1,145)
20233,663 (57)206 (1,053)
20223,448 (65)210 (1,049)
20213,345 (75)230 (968)
20203,692 (62)279 (822)
20194,031 (58)244 (897)
20184,099 (57)211 (981)
20174,274 (56)103 (1,575)
20164,351 (58)99 (1,618)
20154,168 (65)93 (1,677)
20144,170 (68)65 (2,116)
20134,306 (55)80 (1,794)
20124,309 (56)76 (1,891)
20113,513 (81)83 (1,755)
20103,303 (89)68 (2,010)
20052,224 (155)67 (1,889)
20001,303 (247)48 (2,087)
1995796 (333)44 (1,914)
1990391 (589)19 (3,159)
198569 (1,680)11 (3,761)
198051 (2,042)8 (4,251)

Close spellings in the data

  • Genessis 20 girls in 2025
  • Gennesis not given in 2025

Close spelling = the same letters once accents, capitals, hyphens, doubled letters and a final “h” are set aside. It is a spelling rule, not a statement about the meaning or origin of the name.

Other names starting with G

GiannaGraceGeorgiaGabriellaGenevieveGemmaGracieGiaGabrielaGwendolyn All names starting with G

Meaning and origin: we do not publish them, because no single official source documents the meaning of each name.

About these numbers. Babies born in the United States who received a Social Security number, by year of birth (1980-2025). To protect privacy, the SSA only publishes a name in a given year if at least 5 babies of the same sex received it.

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration — Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data. Licence: Public domain (work of the U.S. federal government, 17 U.S.C. § 105). Data checked on 2026-10-14. Mamavela only counts and charts these official figures; nothing is estimated.

Sources

  1. U.S. Social Security Administration — Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data checked October 14, 2026
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