Fun Facts About the Name Genisis
- 853 babies named Genisis: U.S. records list 853 babies given the name Genisis from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Genisis Mean?
Genisis is a respelled form of Genesis, a name taken from the Greek word genesis, meaning "origin," "source," or "birth." That Greek noun comes from gignesthai, "to be born" or "to come into being." In Greek, Genesis was also the title given to the first book of the Hebrew Bible, standing in for the book's Hebrew name Bereshit, "in the beginning," which is simply its opening word. The name's sense is literal, not symbolic: a beginning or point of origin. The spelling Genisis changes only the vowel of the unstressed middle syllable and does not alter the meaning or the pronunciation.
Genisis Name History & Origins
The word genesis passed into English from Latin genesis, which was itself borrowed from Greek, and it was used for centuries as a common noun for "origin" or "coming into being" before it was used as a personal name. Its career as a title is older than its career as a name: Greek-speaking Jews used Genesis as the title of the first book of the Bible, Latin kept the same title, and English Bibles have carried it since the earliest translations.
As a given name, Genesis follows the pattern of other biblical book titles and figures that moved from scripture into personal use in the English-speaking world. The spelling Genisis belongs to the same name rather than to a separate tradition; it substitutes an i for the e in the unstressed second syllable, a type of respelling that leaves the standard American pronunciation unchanged. Because the two spellings are pronounced alike, records that list the name do not always distinguish them, and there is no documented separate origin, language, or meaning for the Genisis form.
How Popular is the Name Genisis?
Genisis has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2011. Its best rank was #3,624 in 2011.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #7,614 | 14 | 0.0009% |
| 2024 | #6,453 | 18 | 0.0011% |
| 2023 | #5,037 | 26 | 0.0016% |
| 2022 | #7,391 | 15 | 0.0009% |
| 2021 | #6,247 | 19 | 0.0012% |
| 2020 | #4,590 | 29 | 0.0018% |
| 2019 | #4,810 | 28 | 0.0017% |
| 2018 | #4,801 | 28 | 0.0016% |
| 2017 | #6,124 | 20 | 0.0012% |
| 2016 | #4,661 | 30 | 0.0017% |
| 2015 | #5,893 | 22 | 0.0012% |
| 2014 | #5,209 | 26 | 0.0015% |
| 2013 | #4,569 | 31 | 0.0018% |
| 2012 | #3,942 | 39 | 0.0022% |
| 2011 | #3,624 | 43 | 0.0024% |
| 2010 | #6,470 | 20 | 0.0011% |
| 2009 | #4,982 | 29 | 0.0016% |
| 2008 | #4,210 | 37 | 0.0020% |
| 2007 | #5,770 | 24 | 0.0012% |
| 2006 | #4,615 | 31 | 0.0016% |
| 2005 | #4,058 | 35 | 0.0019% |
| 2004 | #4,753 | 28 | 0.0015% |
| 2003 | #5,655 | 21 | 0.0011% |
| 2002 | #5,323 | 22 | 0.0012% |
| 2001 | #5,653 | 20 | 0.0011% |
| 2000 | #4,220 | 29 | 0.0016% |
| 1999 | #6,289 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 1998 | #4,171 | 27 | 0.0015% |
| 1997 | #5,480 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 1996 | #5,134 | 19 | 0.0011% |
| 1995 | #6,059 | 15 | 0.0009% |
| 1994 | #4,418 | 23 | 0.0013% |
| 1993 | #7,686 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1992 | #4,917 | 20 | 0.0011% |
| 1991 | #10,651 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1990 | #10,579 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1988 | #10,804 | 6 | 0.0003% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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How the Name Genisis Shapes Your Personality and Life?
You are introspective, prophetic, philosophical, and soul searching, but also can be analytical, critical and opinionated. You think deeply and clearly, have an air of mystery, can be solitary and secretive. You have an eventful, exciting life. You are versatile and have the ability to learn easily.
You are always looking for a chance to do your own thing, to be your own person, and to have things done your own way.
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