Genesis Girl
How popular is Genesis?
#66 girl name in 2025
3,527 baby girls were named Genesis in the US in 2025, making it the 66th most popular girl name. Another 149 boys got the name (#1,305 for boys).
Genesis popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #66 for girls (▼ 11 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 3,527 girls, 149 boys |
| 10-year trend | Falling (-15% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #65 in 2015, #62 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2016 (4,351 girls) |
| Highest rank | #55 in 2013 (2 years at that rank) |
| First recorded | 1964 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 5% boys, 95% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 3% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Genesis counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Genesis family of names ranked #90 for girls in 2025 (#77 the year before), with 3,557 babies in all.
| Spelling | Girls in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Genesis | 3,527 | 99% |
| Genessis | 20 | 1% |
| Genesys | 10 | 0% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Genesis is most popular
Babies named Genesis per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- District of Columbia: 6.8 per 1,000 (81 girls)
- Maryland: 5.3 per 1,000 (565 girls)
- Delaware: 5.1 per 1,000 (58 girls)
- New Mexico: 4.4 per 1,000 (108 girls)
- Nevada: 4.4 per 1,000 (204 girls)
Genesis by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 12 | #5,972 |
| 1970s | 278 | #1,824 |
| 1980s | 1,121 | #642 |
| 1990s | 8,685 | #254 |
| 2000s | 21,434 | #83 |
| 2010s | 40,524 | #55 |
| 2020s | 21,524 | #55 |
Girl names about as popular as Genesis
Questions
- Is Genesis a boy or girl name?
- Genesis is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 95% of babies named Genesis were girls.
- How popular is the name Genesis?
- 3,527 baby girls were named Genesis in the US in 2025, making it the 66th most popular girl name. Another 149 boys got the name (#1,305 for boys).
- When was Genesis most popular?
- Genesis peaked in 2016, when 4,351 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #55, held for 2 years starting in 2013.
- How many people are named Genesis?
- 97,244 babies have been named Genesis in the US since 1880. We estimate about 96,537 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 12.
- Where is Genesis most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Genesis was most common in District of Columbia, at 6.8 of every 1,000 girls born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.