Gene

Given to 133,874 US babies since 1880

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Rank in 2025

—

recorded as girls

#2230

recorded as boys

328 since 2024

Babies in 2025

boys 63

Peak year

1937

3,165 babies recorded as boys

All-time total

133,874

since 1880

Born a Gene? See how many share your birth year.

Any year from 1880 to 2025.

Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

Recorded as girls Recorded as boys

Gene was most popular in 1937, when 3,165 babies recorded as boys got the name (3.0 per 1,000). In 2025, 63 babies were named Gene, ranking #2230 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's about the same.

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Year	Girls	Rank	Boys	Rank
2025	<5	—	63	2230
2024	5	15293	83	1902
2023	<5	—	76	1999
2022	<5	—	74	2039
2021	<5	—	81	1884
2020	<5	—	96	1655
2019	6	13799	80	1868
2018	7	12464	64	2167
2017	<5	—	88	1746
2016	<5	—	79	1875
2015	8	11835	67	2086
2014	<5	—	53	2402
2013	<5	—	67	2021
2012	<5	—	71	1983
2011	5	16764	61	2145
2010	<5	—	65	2069
2009	<5	—	81	1825
2008	<5	—	79	1838
2007	<5	—	85	1741
2006	<5	—	95	1551
2005	6	14502	93	1525
2004	5	16099	109	1343
2003	5	15784	106	1310
2002	<5	—	99	1332
2001	5	15352	129	1100
2000	<5	—	123	1128
1999	<5	—	160	922
1998	7	11138	136	1005
1997	5	13724	164	859
1996	6	11807	170	838
1995	9	8766	174	809
1994	<5	—	209	722
1993	10	8052	221	696
1992	6	11738	252	651
1991	8	9336	305	580
1990	10	7880	267	617
1989	6	10847	291	569
1988	13	5895	303	523
1987	7	8778	324	494
1986	9	7134	328	481
1985	7	8318	344	464
1984	9	6810	375	432
1983	12	5457	374	423
1982	11	5911	413	409
1981	19	4005	418	398
1980	12	5544	451	380
1979	11	5751	488	361
1978	10	5958	453	361
1977	13	4942	523	342
1976	14	4363	464	355
1975	17	3774	556	322
1974	17	3695	570	316
1973	14	4155	625	291
1972	24	2820	742	264
1971	25	2801	878	253
1970	26	2705	934	250
1969	12	4198	1,038	225
1968	31	2164	1,072	216
1967	24	2492	1,068	209
1966	12	3740	1,145	205
1965	21	2684	1,307	193
1964	27	2348	1,530	180
1963	21	2704	1,564	191
1962	31	2113	1,514	201
1961	22	2608	1,667	186
1960	34	1953	1,796	174
1959	36	1852	1,934	163
1958	47	1557	1,815	168
1957	37	1784	1,839	169
1956	48	1533	1,754	170
1955	59	1309	1,892	152
1954	63	1249	1,900	151
1953	62	1225	2,006	143
1952	61	1216	2,073	138
1951	74	1078	2,231	126
1950	79	1026	2,250	122
1949	95	909	2,444	119
1948	90	914	2,542	111
1947	114	820	2,894	103
1946	135	686	2,759	98
1945	106	722	2,373	100
1944	107	732	2,602	95
1943	102	768	2,865	89
1942	126	668	3,127	82
1941	77	821	3,073	72
1940	59	935	3,060	70
1939	71	818	3,014	69
1938	75	811	3,149	65
1937	75	788	3,165	61
1936	74	785	2,909	66
1935	69	823	2,937	66
1934	80	746	2,854	67
1933	87	698	2,780	66
1932	117	606	2,952	64
1931	122	600	2,766	64
1930	168	521	2,787	70
1929	161	534	2,810	68
1928	223	462	3,088	62
1927	246	437	2,802	72
1926	278	408	2,083	91
1925	374	352	1,579	112
1924	257	436	1,275	135
1923	217	466	1,170	140
1922	214	468	1,089	143
1921	183	523	873	169
1920	204	477	810	173
1919	160	543	676	191
1918	151	583	662	192
1917	174	500	542	207
1916	119	619	517	212
1915	140	533	493	212
1914	109	532	352	226
1913	76	587	248	237
1912	54	678	187	256
1911	45	641	102	254
1910	32	753	91	253
1909	39	624	81	244
1908	20	882	78	238
1907	24	760	65	260
1906	25	731	63	249
1905	24	734	44	303
1904	23	727	58	249
1903	32	574	45	278
1902	25	667	41	299
1901	23	659	31	318
1900	26	705	48	301
1899	15	835	22	394
1898	19	768	25	394
1897	11	982	19	438
1896	19	728	29	357
1895	14	858	28	347
1894	8	1136	19	439
1893	12	865	22	383
1892	15	762	23	394
1891	16	669	15	456
1890	11	825	17	434
1889	9	902	11	581
1888	12	753	12	580
1887	7	937	19	377
1886	<5	—	13	512
1885	5	1047	20	399
1884	<5	—	11	570
1883	<5	—	10	597
1882	7	740	14	489
1881	<5	—	12	503
1880	<5	—	7	745