girls:
86.2k births since 1964
#407 (93rd percentile)
boys:
3.3k births since 1970
#2163 (53rd percentile)
overall:
89.5k births since 1964
#735 (91st percentile)
The name Genesis is the #735 most popular name of all time in the U.S. on a gender-neutral basis, with a total of 89,483 recorded births since 1964. This represents the 90.5% percentile of name popularity (more popular than 90.5% of all names). For girls, it ranks #407 (92.9% percentile) for all time with 86,155 births since 1964. For boys, it ranks #2,163 (52.8% percentile) for all time with 3,328 births since 1970.
Genesis first appeared in U.S. birth records in 1964 (1964 for girls and 1970 for boys). Birth data for Genesis is available in 56 out of the 60 years between 1964 and 2023 (56 years for girls and 52 years for boys). The Social Security Administration only reports birth data for years in which the name was given to at least five children of the same gender.
The name Genesis has been given almost exclusively to girls, with 96.3% of all recorded births being female. In 2023, 94.7% of babies named Genesis were girls.
For girls, Genesis reached its peak popularity in 2017, achieving the 94.3% percentile (ranked #55) with 2,261 births per million. The name was most common in 2017, with 2,261 births per million (ranked 94.3% percentile). Since reaching a high point in 2019, the popularity of this name for girls has been declining. Currently, Genesis ranks #55 for girls (94.3% percentile) with 2,087 births per million, which is 92.3% of its peak share of births.
For boys, Genesis reached its peak popularity in 2020, achieving the 29.6% percentile (ranked #635) with 150 births per million. The name was most common in 2020, with 150 births per million (ranked 29.6% percentile). Since reaching a low point around 2014, the popularity of this name for boys has been increasing. Currently, Genesis ranks #711 for boys (22.0% percentile) with 112 births per million, which is 74.8% of its peak share of births.
This chart shows the total number of births per million babies in each year for the name "Genesis".
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Our model has identified 3 different pronunciations for the name Genesis. Click the play button under each pronunciation to hear it spoken aloud.
Our model is 56.4% confident that Genesis is pronounced as JEH-nuh-sihs, which has 3 syllables. The next most likely pronunciation is JEH-nuh-suhs, at 25.6% confidence, with 3 syllables.
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