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Genesis is a modern feminine name taken from the title of the first book of the Bible. Behind the Name says the word "means 'birth, origin' in Greek"; Wikipedia describes the name as "a modern English and Spanish name taken from the word meaning 'creation' or 'beginning'" and given "as a reference to the Book of Genesis", which tells of the creation of the world, Adam and Eve, Noah and the flood, and the patriarchs. It is a recent name: Wikipedia records it in the US top 1,000 for girls only since 1988, in the top 200 since 2000 and in the top 100 since 2008, with particular popularity among Hispanic girls. It ranked #66 for girls in the United States in 2025.

Both sources agree that Genesis is a word taken over as a name. Behind the Name states that it "means 'birth, origin' in Greek" and lists the root as genesis; Wikipedia renders the word as meaning "creation" or "beginning". The difference is only in translation of the same Greek word. The reason the word became a name is the Bible: Behind the Name notes that Genesis "is the name of the first book of the Old Testament", and Wikipedia says the name is given as a reference to the Book of Genesis. Behind the Name marks its usage as modern English, and Wikipedia adds Spanish, where the accented form Génesis is used.

The word is ancient; the name is not. Genesis is the first book of the Old Testament, which Behind the Name summarises as telling "of the creation of the world, the expulsion of Adam and Eve, Noah and the great flood, and the three patriarchs". As a given name Wikipedia dates its arrival precisely: it has ranked among the top 1,000 names given to newborn girls in the United States since 1988, among the top 200 since 2000, and among the top 100 since 2008. Wikipedia describes it as a name "particularly popular for Hispanic girls", citing its place among the five most popular names for Hispanic newborn girls in Virginia in 2022–2023, among the top names for newborn girls in Puerto Rico in 2010, and in the top 100 for girls in Chile and Mexico in recent years. The bearers Wikipedia lists, such as the American actress Genesis Rodriguez (born 1987) and the Venezuelan model Génesis Carmona (1991–2014), were born after the name entered use; it has also been adopted as a stage name by the performers Genesis Owusu and Genesis P-Orridge.

Genesis ranked #66 among girls' names in the United States in 2025 (Social Security Administration). Wikipedia records the climb: top 1,000 since 1988, top 200 since 2000, top 100 since 2008. The name is particularly popular among Hispanic girls, and Wikipedia notes top-100 rankings for girls in Chile and Mexico in recent years and a top position in Puerto Rico in 2010; those figures are reported in prose only, since no rank tables for those countries were fetched.

English Genesis is /ˈd͡ʒɛn.ə.sɪs/ (JEN-ə-sis), stressed on the first syllable, the same as the book title. Behind the Name lists only one form in another language, the Spanish Génesis, whose accent marks the stress on the first syllable; its pronunciation was not verified in this pass.

Genesis is one of the boldest of the modern word-and-Bible names: it is a whole book title, three syllables with a crisp s ending, and it has no long history as a personal name to soften it. That makes it feel declarative rather than delicate, and it sits beside names such as Nevaeh, Trinity and Serenity in the group of spiritual word-names that came into American use around the turn of the century. Its strength among Hispanic families in both the accented and unaccented spellings gives it a bilingual ease that many word-names lack.

As a first name it wants a simple middle name and a surname that does not also end in s; the rhythm works best when Genesis carries the weight on its own. Families choosing it usually already know the biblical reference is the point, and the name announces that plainly. Its lack of any documented nickname is worth noting: Behind the Name lists none, so a child will most likely be Genesis in full, which suits the name’s declarative character.

The bearers below are those named in the Wikipedia article consulted for this profile; Behind the Name names no bearer.

Names that share Genesis's spiritual word-name style, its Greek meaning of beginning, or its three-syllable sound.