EveryBabyNames

Gene

4 countries#2230 in United States, 2025
US
#2230
in United States, 2025
SCOT
#560
in Scotland, 2025
FR
16
total births, France
NI
6
total births, Northern Ireland
Total births recorded
133,929
Peak year (United States)
1928
Peak-year count
3,311
First recorded
1880

Popularity across 4 countries

Each line is scaled to its own peak, so you can compare when Gene was in fashion in each country, whatever the population size.

0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 1880 1900 1920 1940 1960 1980 2000 2020
United StatesScotlandFranceNorthern Ireland

Country by country

United States

133,874 births recorded 1880–2025 · currently #2230 · peaked in 1928 with 3,311 births

Most common in: Texas, California, Illinois, Ohio, New York

Source: Social Security Administration, official birth-registration data

Scotland

33 births recorded 2010–2025 · currently #560 · peaked in 2023 with 6 births

Source: National Records of Scotland, official birth-registration data

France

16 births recorded 1954–1965 · peaked in 1956 with 4 births

Source: INSEE, official birth-registration data

Northern Ireland

6 births recorded 2021–2023 · peaked in 2021 with 3 births

Source: NISRA, official birth-registration data

United States rank history

Gene’s rank among boys’ names, most recent 20 years on record.

YearRankvs. prior yr
2006#1551
2007#1741↓190
2008#1838↓97
2009#1825↑13
2010#2069↓244
2011#2145↓76
2012#1983↑162
2013#2021↓38
2014#2402↓381
2015#2086↑316
2016#1875↑211
2017#1746↑129
2018#2167↓421
2019#1868↑299
2020#1655↑213
2021#1884↓229
2022#2039↓155
2023#1999↑40
2024#1902↑97
2025#2230↓328

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