Kamimusubi is referred to as Kamimusubi no kami (神産巣日神) in the "Kojiki" (The Records of Ancient Matters), Kamimusuhi no Mikoto (神皇産霊尊) in the "Nihonshoki" (Chronicles of Japan), and Kamimusubi (神魂命) in the "Izumo no kuni fudoki" (the topography of Izumo Province).
『古事記』では神産巣日神、『日本書紀』では神皇産霊尊、『出雲国風土記』では神魂命と書かれる。