Gene
Boy name
Gene meaning
Diminutive of Eugene, which means “well born”
Gene at a glance
- Used as
- Boy name
- Latest U.S. rank (boy)
- #1,900 in 2024
Gene popularity in the U.S.
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1880 | #745 | 7 |
| 1890 | #434 | 17 |
| 1900 | #301 | 48 |
| 1910 | #253 | 91 |
| 1920 | #173 | 810 |
| 1930 | #70 | 2,787 |
| 1937 | #61 | 3,165 |
| 1940 | #70 | 3,061 |
| 1950 | #122 | 2,250 |
| 1960 | #174 | 1,794 |
| 1970 | #250 | 934 |
| 1980 | #380 | 451 |
| 1990 | #617 | 267 |
| 2000 | #1,128 | 123 |
| 2010 | #2,069 | 65 |
| 2020 | #1,654 | 96 |
| 2024 | #1,900 | 83 |
All 145 ranked years
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1880 | #745 | 7 |
| 1881 | #503 | 12 |
| 1882 | #489 | 14 |
| 1883 | #597 | 10 |
| 1884 | #570 | 11 |
| 1885 | #399 | 20 |
| 1886 | #512 | 13 |
| 1887 | #377 | 19 |
| 1888 | #580 | 12 |
| 1889 | #581 | 11 |
| 1890 | #434 | 17 |
| 1891 | #456 | 15 |
| 1892 | #394 | 23 |
| 1893 | #383 | 22 |
| 1894 | #439 | 19 |
| 1895 | #347 | 28 |
| 1896 | #357 | 29 |
| 1897 | #438 | 19 |
| 1898 | #394 | 25 |
| 1899 | #394 | 22 |
| 1900 | #301 | 48 |
| 1901 | #318 | 31 |
| 1902 | #299 | 41 |
| 1903 | #278 | 45 |
| 1904 | #249 | 58 |
| 1905 | #303 | 44 |
| 1906 | #249 | 63 |
| 1907 | #260 | 65 |
| 1908 | #238 | 78 |
| 1909 | #244 | 81 |
| 1910 | #253 | 91 |
| 1911 | #254 | 102 |
| 1912 | #256 | 187 |
| 1913 | #237 | 248 |
| 1914 | #226 | 352 |
| 1915 | #212 | 493 |
| 1916 | #212 | 517 |
| 1917 | #207 | 542 |
| 1918 | #192 | 662 |
| 1919 | #191 | 676 |
| 1920 | #173 | 810 |
| 1921 | #169 | 873 |
| 1922 | #143 | 1,089 |
| 1923 | #140 | 1,170 |
| 1924 | #135 | 1,275 |
| 1925 | #112 | 1,579 |
| 1926 | #91 | 2,083 |
| 1927 | #72 | 2,802 |
| 1928 | #62 | 3,088 |
| 1929 | #68 | 2,810 |
| 1930 | #70 | 2,787 |
| 1931 | #64 | 2,766 |
| 1932 | #64 | 2,952 |
| 1933 | #66 | 2,780 |
| 1934 | #67 | 2,854 |
| 1935 | #66 | 2,937 |
| 1936 | #66 | 2,909 |
| 1937 | #61 | 3,165 |
| 1938 | #65 | 3,149 |
| 1939 | #69 | 3,013 |
| 1940 | #70 | 3,061 |
| 1941 | #72 | 3,073 |
| 1942 | #82 | 3,127 |
| 1943 | #89 | 2,866 |
| 1944 | #95 | 2,602 |
| 1945 | #100 | 2,373 |
| 1946 | #98 | 2,758 |
| 1947 | #103 | 2,896 |
| 1948 | #111 | 2,541 |
| 1949 | #119 | 2,443 |
| 1950 | #122 | 2,250 |
| 1951 | #126 | 2,231 |
| 1952 | #138 | 2,073 |
| 1953 | #143 | 2,005 |
| 1954 | #151 | 1,900 |
| 1955 | #152 | 1,892 |
| 1956 | #170 | 1,754 |
| 1957 | #169 | 1,839 |
| 1958 | #168 | 1,817 |
| 1959 | #163 | 1,934 |
| 1960 | #174 | 1,794 |
| 1961 | #186 | 1,667 |
| 1962 | #201 | 1,514 |
| 1963 | #191 | 1,564 |
| 1964 | #180 | 1,530 |
| 1965 | #193 | 1,307 |
| 1966 | #205 | 1,146 |
| 1967 | #209 | 1,068 |
| 1968 | #216 | 1,072 |
| 1969 | #225 | 1,038 |
| 1970 | #250 | 934 |
| 1971 | #253 | 878 |
| 1972 | #264 | 742 |
| 1973 | #291 | 625 |
| 1974 | #316 | 570 |
| 1975 | #322 | 556 |
| 1976 | #355 | 464 |
| 1977 | #342 | 523 |
| 1978 | #361 | 453 |
| 1979 | #361 | 488 |
| 1980 | #380 | 451 |
| 1981 | #398 | 418 |
| 1982 | #409 | 413 |
| 1983 | #423 | 374 |
| 1984 | #432 | 375 |
| 1985 | #464 | 344 |
| 1986 | #481 | 328 |
| 1987 | #494 | 324 |
| 1988 | #523 | 303 |
| 1989 | #569 | 291 |
| 1990 | #617 | 267 |
| 1991 | #580 | 305 |
| 1992 | #651 | 252 |
| 1993 | #696 | 221 |
| 1994 | #722 | 209 |
| 1995 | #809 | 174 |
| 1996 | #838 | 170 |
| 1997 | #859 | 164 |
| 1998 | #1,005 | 136 |
| 1999 | #922 | 160 |
| 2000 | #1,128 | 123 |
| 2001 | #1,100 | 129 |
| 2002 | #1,332 | 99 |
| 2003 | #1,310 | 106 |
| 2004 | #1,343 | 109 |
| 2005 | #1,525 | 93 |
| 2006 | #1,551 | 95 |
| 2007 | #1,740 | 85 |
| 2008 | #1,838 | 79 |
| 2009 | #1,823 | 81 |
| 2010 | #2,069 | 65 |
| 2011 | #2,145 | 61 |
| 2012 | #1,983 | 71 |
| 2013 | #2,021 | 67 |
| 2014 | #2,402 | 53 |
| 2015 | #2,086 | 67 |
| 2016 | #1,889 | 78 |
| 2017 | #1,746 | 88 |
| 2018 | #2,166 | 64 |
| 2019 | #1,868 | 80 |
| 2020 | #1,654 | 96 |
| 2021 | #1,884 | 81 |
| 2022 | #2,035 | 74 |
| 2023 | #2,012 | 75 |
| 2024 | #1,900 | 83 |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names (national data, 1880-2024). Counts are Social Security card applications for births in the United States; names with fewer than 5 births in a year are not listed, and spelling variants are counted separately. Baby Name Wizard is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA.
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Meaning source: Wiktionary contributors, “Gene” (revision 87723324), CC BY-SA 4.0; Wiktionary contributors, “Eugene” (revision 92948519), CC BY-SA 4.0.
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