Given name

Genisis

“of the beginning; the first book of the Bible”·“of the beginning”

Genisis is a variant of Genesis. Interpretations include “of the beginning; the first book of the Bible” (Hebrew) and “of the beginning” (Hebrew). These may reflect different naming traditions.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Genisis is a variant of Genesis. Interpretations include “of the beginning; the first book of the Bible” (Hebrew) and “of the beginning” (Hebrew). These may reflect different naming traditions.

Explained through its name family

Where it comes from

Genisis is a variant of Genesis. An origin associated with Genesis is Hebrew.

Explained through its name family

The story

Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1988. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.

From dated birth records

Genisis through the years

Babies since 1880
853
0 boys · 853 girls
Most popular year
2011
43 babies
2025
14
#7,614 for girls
2021–25 vs 2016–20
−32%
Easing
010203020002025Highest share 20118.7
Genisis in U.S. Social Security birth records, 1988–2025, per million girls born. Years with fewer than five births for a sex are not published and appear as zero. Use the arrow keys to step through years.

By the numbers

In 2025, this name appeared in 14 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 7,614 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 31.9% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 43 in 2011. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,593 as a first name in 2020.

From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.

Genisis’s family of names

Genisis has a related form in Genesis.

Walk Genisis’s family in the name graph

GenisisGenysisGenisysGenesisGenissisGennisis

Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.

Hover or tab through the constellation to see how each name is related. Bigger dots are names more people in the U.S. share.

Nicknames & forms 3

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Spellings & scripts 2

The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.

Similar names

If you love Genisis, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

Modern

Zilah

“the shadowed one”

19Very rareRising

>99% girls

Hebrew · Modern

Reaiah

“vision of Yah”

0Not recently recorded

>99% girls

Modern

Greydis

0Not recently recorded

>99% girls

Modern

Geanna

12Very rareSteady

>99% girls

Modern

Giannie

“God is gracious”

13Very rareEasing

>99% girls

Arabic · Modern

Lamis

“a soft-skinned woman”

12Very rareSteady

>99% girls

Modern

Envy

25RareEasing

>99% girls

Modern

Nyliah

15Very rareEasing

>99% girls

Sibling ideas

Names that share Genisis’s feel without repeating its first letter or rhyming with it.

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