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Girl · Greek
Genesis
Say it: JEN-uh-sis
Meaning
From Greek genesis 'origin, birth', the name of the first book of the Bible.
Certainscholars agree on this meaning.
A late 20th-century word name, especially popular among Hispanic American families.
Its wave through time
Popular now
In the United States
- 78,319 babies given this name since 1964
- At its height in 2019, about 1 in 416 girls
- 3,929 babies in 2020
Through the ages
Used by
The family of the name
| Spanish | Génesis |
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Where this comes from
- The Hebrew Bible and the New Testament
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
Meanings and histories are compiled from the study of names and their languages and checked by a second review.
Meanings and histories are drawn from the study of names and their languages, each with a confidence rating; popularity figures come from official birth records. Name histories are a living field: if you know of a correction, we would be glad to hear it.