Girls' name · peaked in 2017
Genesis name popularity since 1925
97,244 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Genesis (96.2% girls, 3.8% boys). Half of them were born in 2014 or earlier, so the typical Genesis is about 12 years old in 2026. Genesis peaked in 2017 as the #56 name for girls, and it ranked #66 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 97,244
- Named Genesis, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #66
- for girls in 2025 (3,527 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 96.2% girls
- 93,578 girls · 3,666 boys
- Most popular in
- Nevada
- 3.43× its national share
Peak year is the year Genesis made up the largest share of US girls, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Genesis births per year, 1925–2025
The biggest year by count was 2016. Measured as a share of all babies, Genesis peaked in 2017.
- Fastest rise: Between 1987 and 1992, Genesis became 4.7× more common, from 1 in 12,600 baby girls to 1 in 2,690.
Shaded on the chart. This compares Genesis's share of all US girls five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Genesis.
Decade by decade
Babies named Genesis in each decade, and its rank among girls' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1960s | 12 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1970s | 278 | 75 | #2,328 |
| 1980s | 1,121 | 167 | #1,684 |
| 1990s | 8,685 | 409 | #333 |
| 2000s | 21,434 | 636 | #155 |
| 2010s | 40,524 | 1,122 | #65 |
| 2020–25 | 21,524 | 1,257 | #66 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 girls that year, so they can go past 1,000. "Under 5" means fewer than 5 girls got the name.
Generation fingerprint
54.6% of babies named Genesis from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Alpha years (2013–2025). The full split by generation:
Where Genesis is most popular
The index compares Genesis's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Genesis.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Nevada | 3.43× | 1,166 |
| Texas | 2.25× | 16,824 |
| Arizona | 2.24× | 2,770 |
| California | 2.07× | 20,921 |
| Florida | 1.92× | 6,606 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Genesis and were given to at least 1,000 girls from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Girls | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Genesis (this page) | 93,578 | 2017 |
| Genessis | 1,227 | 2009 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Genesis's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Genesis.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Genesis (2017).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data