Genesis (or Génesis in Spanish) is a modern
English and
Spanish name taken from the word meaning "creation" or "beginning", or given in reference to the
Book of Genesis.
Popularity
Genesis has been a well-used name for girls in the
United States, where it has ranked among the top 1,000 names given to newborn girls since 1988, among the top 200 names since 2000 and among the top 100 names given to newborn girls since 2008.
Genesis is a name that has been particularly popular for
Hispanic girls. Genesis was among the five most popular names for Hispanic newborn girls in the American state of
Virginia in 2022. It was among the top names for newborn girls in
Puerto Rico in 2010. The name has also ranked among the top 100 names for girls in
Chile and
Mexico in recent years.
People
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Genesis Be, American recording artist, painter, and activist
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Génesis Carmona (1991–2014), Venezuelan fashion model, beauty queen, and college student killed while protesting the government of Venezuela
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Genesis Cornejo-Alvarado (died 2017), American teenage murder victim
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Génesis Dávila (born 1990), Puerto Rican American model and beauty pageant title holder
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Génesis Franchesco
Génesis del Carmen Franchesco Machado (born ) is a Venezuelan female volleyball player. She was part of the Venezuela women's national volleyball team.
She competed with the national team at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China. (born 1990), Venezuelan female volleyball player
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Genesis Lynea (born 1989), Bermudian-born British actress, dancer, and singer
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Génesis Reasco (born 1998), Ecuadoran freestyle wrestler
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Genesis Rodriguez (born 1987), American actress and model
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Génesis Rodríguez Gomez (born 1994), Venezuelan weightlifter
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Génesis Romero (born 1995), Venezuelan athlete specializing in the 100 meter hurdles and long jump
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Génesis Valentín (born 1998), Puerto-Rican American badminton player
See also
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Genesis Owusu
Kofi Owusu-Ansah (born 1998 Ghana), known by his stage name Genesis Owusu, is a Ghanaian-Australian singer from Canberra. He is the younger brother of fellow hip hop rapper, Kojo Owusu-Ansah Citizen Kay. Owusu's debut studio album, ''Smili ...
(born 1998), stage name of Kofi Owusu-Ansah (born 1998), Ghanaian-born Australian singer
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Genesis P-Orridge
Genesis Breyer P-Orridge (born Neil Andrew Megson; 22 February 1950 – 14 March 2020) was a singer-songwriter, musician, poet, performance artist, visual artist, and occultist who rose to notoriety as the founder of the COUM Transmissions arti ...
(1950-2020), born Neil Megson, British-born singer-songwriter, musician, poet, performance artist, visual artist, and occultist
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