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Gene is a given name of Greek origin used predominantly for boys, but also given to girls (5% of births). There have been 133,809 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 126,812 as boys and 6,997 as girls. Gene gained popularity in the 1910s, peaked in 1937 and has since declined significantly. It is the #560 most popular name for a boy.

Popularity Over Time

Popularity by State (2024)

Fewer

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Yearly Data

Year	Births
2024	88
2023	75
2022	74
2021	81
2020	96
2019	86
2018	71
2017	88
2016	78
2015	75
2014	53
2013	67
2012	71
2011	66
2010	65
2009	81
2008	79
2007	85
2006	95
2005	99
2004	114
2003	111
2002	99
2001	134
2000	123
1999	160
1998	143
1997	169
1996	176
1995	183
1994	209
1993	231
1992	258
1991	313
1990	277
1989	297
1988	316
1987	331
1986	337
1985	351
1984	384
1983	386
1982	424
1981	437
1980	463
1979	499
1978	463
1977	536
1976	478
1975	573
1974	587
1973	639
1972	766
1971	903
1970	960
1969	1,050
1968	1,103
1967	1,092
1966	1,158
1965	1,328
1964	1,557
1963	1,585
1962	1,545
1961	1,689
1960	1,828
1959	1,969
1958	1,865
1957	1,876
1956	1,802
1955	1,951
1954	1,963
1953	2,067
1952	2,134
1951	2,305
1950	2,329
1949	2,538
1948	2,631
1947	3,010
1946	2,893
1945	2,479
1944	2,709
1943	2,968
1942	3,253
1941	3,150
1940	3,120
1939	3,084
1938	3,224
1937	3,240
1936	2,983
1935	3,006
1934	2,934
1933	2,867
1932	3,069
1931	2,888
1930	2,955
1929	2,971
1928	3,311
1927	3,048
1926	2,361
1925	1,953
1924	1,532
1923	1,387
1922	1,303
1921	1,056
1920	1,014
1919	836
1918	813
1917	716
1916	636
1915	633
1914	461
1913	324
1912	241
1911	147
1910	123
1909	120
1908	98
1907	89
1906	88
1905	68
1904	81
1903	77
1902	66
1901	54
1900	74
1899	37
1898	44
1897	30
1896	48
1895	42
1894	27
1893	34
1892	38
1891	31
1890	28
1889	20
1888	24
1887	26
1886	13
1885	25
1884	11
1883	10
1882	21
1881	12
1880	7