Gene
Last seen for girls in 2024 at #15,293 · #2,230 for boys in 2025, 63 births
Given to boys 94.8% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 1937 · 3,165 births
- Debut · boys
- 7 births
- In top 100 · boys
- 21 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 126,877since 1880
Gene over time
Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | #2,230 | 63 | |
| 2024 | #15,293 | 5 | #1,902 | 83 |
| 2023 | — | #1,999 | 76 | |
| 2022 | — | #2,039 | 74 | |
| 2021 | — | #1,884 | 81 | |
| 2020 | — | #1,655 | 96 | |
| 2019 | #13,799 | 6 | #1,868 | 80 |
| 2018 | #12,464 | 7 | #2,167 | 64 |
| 2017 | — | #1,746 | 88 | |
| 2016 | — | #1,875 | 79 | |
| 2015 | #11,835 | 8 | #2,086 | 67 |
| 2014 | — | #2,402 | 53 | |
| 2013 | — | #2,021 | 67 | |
| 2012 | — | #1,983 | 71 | |
| 2011 | #16,764 | 5 | #2,145 | 61 |
| 2010 | — | #2,069 | 65 | |
| 2009 | — | #1,825 | 81 | |
| 2008 | — | #1,838 | 79 | |
| 2007 | — | #1,741 | 85 | |
| 2006 | — | #1,551 | 95 | |
| 2005 | #14,502 | 6 | #1,525 | 93 |
| 2004 | #16,099 | 5 | #1,343 | 109 |
| 2003 | #15,784 | 5 | #1,310 | 106 |
| 2002 | — | #1,332 | 99 | |
| 2001 | #15,352 | 5 | #1,100 | 129 |
| 2000 | — | #1,128 | 123 | |
| 1999 | — | #922 | 160 | |
| 1998 | #11,138 | 7 | #1,005 | 136 |
| 1997 | #13,724 | 5 | #859 | 164 |
| 1996 | #11,807 | 6 | #838 | 170 |
| 1995 | #8,766 | 9 | #809 | 174 |
| 1994 | — | #722 | 209 | |
| 1993 | #8,052 | 10 | #696 | 221 |
| 1992 | #11,738 | 6 | #651 | 252 |
| 1991 | #9,336 | 8 | #580 | 305 |
| 1990 | #7,880 | 10 | #617 | 267 |
| 1989 | #10,847 | 6 | #569 | 291 |
| 1988 | #5,895 | 13 | #523 | 303 |
| 1987 | #8,778 | 7 | #494 | 324 |
| 1986 | #7,134 | 9 | #481 | 328 |
| 1985 | #8,318 | 7 | #464 | 344 |
| 1984 | #6,810 | 9 | #432 | 375 |
| 1983 | #5,457 | 12 | #423 | 374 |
| 1982 | #5,911 | 11 | #409 | 413 |
| 1981 | #4,005 | 19 | #398 | 418 |
| 1980 | #5,544 | 12 | #380 | 451 |
| 1979 | #5,751 | 11 | #361 | 488 |
| 1978 | #5,958 | 10 | #361 | 453 |
| 1977 | #4,942 | 13 | #342 | 523 |
| 1976 | #4,363 | 14 | #355 | 464 |
| 1975 | #3,774 | 17 | #322 | 556 |
| 1974 | #3,695 | 17 | #316 | 570 |
| 1973 | #4,155 | 14 | #291 | 625 |
| 1972 | #2,820 | 24 | #264 | 742 |
| 1971 | #2,801 | 25 | #253 | 878 |
| 1970 | #2,705 | 26 | #250 | 934 |
| 1969 | #4,198 | 12 | #225 | 1,038 |
| 1968 | #2,164 | 31 | #216 | 1,072 |
| 1967 | #2,492 | 24 | #209 | 1,068 |
| 1966 | #3,740 | 12 | #205 | 1,145 |
| 1965 | #2,684 | 21 | #193 | 1,307 |
| 1964 | #2,348 | 27 | #180 | 1,530 |
| 1963 | #2,704 | 21 | #191 | 1,564 |
| 1962 | #2,113 | 31 | #201 | 1,514 |
| 1961 | #2,608 | 22 | #186 | 1,667 |
| 1960 | #1,953 | 34 | #174 | 1,796 |
| 1959 | #1,852 | 36 | #163 | 1,934 |
| 1958 | #1,557 | 47 | #168 | 1,815 |
| 1957 | #1,784 | 37 | #169 | 1,839 |
| 1956 | #1,533 | 48 | #170 | 1,754 |
| 1955 | #1,309 | 59 | #152 | 1,892 |
| 1954 | #1,249 | 63 | #151 | 1,900 |
| 1953 | #1,225 | 62 | #143 | 2,006 |
| 1952 | #1,216 | 61 | #138 | 2,073 |
| 1951 | #1,078 | 74 | #126 | 2,231 |
| 1950 | #1,026 | 79 | #122 | 2,250 |
| 1949 | #909 | 95 | #119 | 2,444 |
| 1948 | #914 | 90 | #111 | 2,542 |
| 1947 | #820 | 114 | #103 | 2,894 |
| 1946 | #686 | 135 | #98 | 2,759 |
| 1945 | #722 | 106 | #100 | 2,373 |
| 1944 | #732 | 107 | #95 | 2,602 |
| 1943 | #768 | 102 | #89 | 2,865 |
| 1942 | #668 | 126 | #82 | 3,127 |
| 1941 | #821 | 77 | #72 | 3,073 |
| 1940 | #935 | 59 | #70 | 3,060 |
| 1939 | #818 | 71 | #69 | 3,014 |
| 1938 | #811 | 75 | #65 | 3,149 |
| 1937 | #788 | 75 | #61 | 3,165 |
| 1936 | #785 | 74 | #66 | 2,909 |
| 1935 | #823 | 69 | #66 | 2,937 |
| 1934 | #746 | 80 | #67 | 2,854 |
| 1933 | #698 | 87 | #66 | 2,780 |
| 1932 | #606 | 117 | #64 | 2,952 |
| 1931 | #600 | 122 | #64 | 2,766 |
| 1930 | #521 | 168 | #70 | 2,787 |
| 1929 | #534 | 161 | #68 | 2,810 |
| 1928 | #462 | 223 | #62 | 3,088 |
| 1927 | #437 | 246 | #72 | 2,802 |
| 1926 | #408 | 278 | #91 | 2,083 |
| 1925 | #352 | 374 | #112 | 1,579 |
| 1924 | #436 | 257 | #135 | 1,275 |
| 1923 | #466 | 217 | #140 | 1,170 |
| 1922 | #468 | 214 | #143 | 1,089 |
| 1921 | #523 | 183 | #169 | 873 |
| 1920 | #477 | 204 | #173 | 810 |
| 1919 | #543 | 160 | #191 | 676 |
| 1918 | #583 | 151 | #192 | 662 |
| 1917 | #500 | 174 | #207 | 542 |
| 1916 | #619 | 119 | #212 | 517 |
| 1915 | #533 | 140 | #212 | 493 |
| 1914 | #532 | 109 | #226 | 352 |
| 1913 | #587 | 76 | #237 | 248 |
| 1912 | #678 | 54 | #256 | 187 |
| 1911 | #641 | 45 | #254 | 102 |
| 1910 | #753 | 32 | #253 | 91 |
| 1909 | #624 | 39 | #244 | 81 |
| 1908 | #882 | 20 | #238 | 78 |
| 1907 | #760 | 24 | #260 | 65 |
| 1906 | #731 | 25 | #249 | 63 |
| 1905 | #734 | 24 | #303 | 44 |
| 1904 | #727 | 23 | #249 | 58 |
| 1903 | #574 | 32 | #278 | 45 |
| 1902 | #667 | 25 | #299 | 41 |
| 1901 | #659 | 23 | #318 | 31 |
| 1900 | #705 | 26 | #301 | 48 |
| 1899 | #835 | 15 | #394 | 22 |
| 1898 | #768 | 19 | #394 | 25 |
| 1897 | #982 | 11 | #438 | 19 |
| 1896 | #728 | 19 | #357 | 29 |
| 1895 | #858 | 14 | #347 | 28 |
| 1894 | #1,136 | 8 | #439 | 19 |
| 1893 | #865 | 12 | #383 | 22 |
| 1892 | #762 | 15 | #394 | 23 |
| 1891 | #669 | 16 | #456 | 15 |
| 1890 | #825 | 11 | #434 | 17 |
| 1889 | #902 | 9 | #581 | 11 |
| 1888 | #753 | 12 | #580 | 12 |
| 1887 | #937 | 7 | #377 | 19 |
| 1886 | — | #512 | 13 | |
| 1885 | #1,047 | 5 | #399 | 20 |
| 1884 | — | #570 | 11 | |
| 1883 | — | #597 | 10 | |
| 1882 | #740 | 7 | #489 | 14 |
| 1881 | — | #503 | 12 | |
| 1880 | — | #745 | 7 | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Gene was already there! It came in at #745, and was given to 7 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1880, when fewer than 8 boys a year got the name.
Where Gene is popular in 1979
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- West Virginia#192 · 1 in 1,737
- New Mexico#218 · 1 in 1,139
- Colorado#228 · 1 in 1,814
- Washington#230 · 1 in 2,117
- Kansas#245 · 1 in 2,104
Best ever in a state: #15 in Idaho, 1927.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Virginia | #192 | 8 | 1 in 1,737 |
| New Mexico | #218 | 9 | 1 in 1,139 |
| Colorado | #228 | 12 | 1 in 1,814 |
| Washington | #230 | 14 | 1 in 2,117 |
| Kansas | #245 | 8 | 1 in 2,104 |
| Ohio | #245 | 30 | 1 in 2,680 |
| Missouri | #258 | 15 | 1 in 2,449 |
| Connecticut | #261 | 7 | 1 in 2,472 |
| Hawaii | #261 | 5 | 1 in 1,288 |
| Kentucky | #282 | 9 | 1 in 3,128 |
| New Jersey | #282 | 17 | 1 in 2,496 |
| Oklahoma | #288 | 9 | 1 in 2,372 |
| Georgia | #293 | 17 | 1 in 2,311 |
| Virginia | #296 | 13 | 1 in 2,559 |
| Arkansas | #307 | 6 | 1 in 2,656 |
| Mississippi | #313 | 8 | 1 in 2,366 |
| Louisiana | #316 | 17 | 1 in 2,053 |
| Oregon | #319 | 6 | 1 in 3,227 |
| South Carolina | #338 | 8 | 1 in 2,632 |
| Michigan | #339 | 16 | 1 in 4,189 |
| Illinois | #345 | 26 | 1 in 3,221 |
| Florida | #356 | 18 | 1 in 3,041 |
| Wisconsin | #359 | 6 | 1 in 5,755 |
| Arizona | #363 | 7 | 1 in 2,989 |
| Pennsylvania | #368 | 13 | 1 in 5,851 |
| Massachusetts | #369 | 5 | 1 in 6,783 |
| Maryland | #371 | 5 | 1 in 4,532 |
| Texas | #386 | 40 | 1 in 3,083 |
| New York | #388 | 28 | 1 in 3,965 |
| North Carolina | #393 | 9 | 1 in 4,173 |
| California | #402 | 46 | 1 in 3,907 |
| Indiana | #416 | 7 | 1 in 5,866 |
| Tennessee | #433 | 6 | 1 in 5,476 |
| Alabama | — | — | — |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
| Idaho | — | — | — |
| Iowa | — | — | — |
| Maine | — | — | — |
| Minnesota | — | — | — |
| Montana | — | — | — |
| Nebraska | — | — | — |
| Nevada | — | — | — |
| New Hampshire | — | — | — |
| North Dakota | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| South Dakota | — | — | — |
| Utah | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Gene
- 328 spots since 2024 (#1,902 → #2,230)
- 575 spots since 2020 (#1,655 → #2,230)
- 144 spots since 2015 (#2,086 → #2,230)
- Biggest jump: 242 spots in 1881 (#745 → #503)
- Biggest drop: 206 spots in 2000 (#922 → #1,128)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1937 at #61 (3,165 births)
- Births halved by 1962, 25 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 21 yrs · run 1926–1946
- Top 1,000: 119 yrs · run 1880–1997
- Highest: 1 in 337 boys born in 1937 were named Gene (0.30%)
- Latest: 1 in 27,112 boys born in 2025 (0.00%)
- 23.1% of all boys named Gene (29,313) were born in this decade
- Mostly girls until 1891, mostly boys since
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 129 | #377 (1887) | #535 |
| 1890s | 219 | #347 (1895) | #404 |
| 1900s | 554 | #238 (1908) | #274 |
| 1910s | 3,870 | #191 (1919) | #224 |
| 1920s | 17,579 | #62 (1928) | #117 |
| 1930s | 29,313 | #61 (1937) | #66 |
| 1940s | 27,739 | #70 (1940) | #94 |
| 1950s | 19,694 | #122 (1950) | #150 |
| 1960s | 13,701 | #174 (1960) | #198 |
| 1970s | 6,233 | #250 (1970) | #312 |
| 1980s | 3,621 | #380 (1980) | #457 |
| 1990s | 2,058 | #580 (1991) | #770 |
| 2000s | 999 | #1,100 (2001) | #1,469 |
| 2010s | 695 | #1,746 (2017) | #2,036 |
| 2020s | 473 | #1,655 (2020) | #1,952 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Gene in 1979
Top girls' names in 1979
Top boys' names in 1979
More about 1979
girls
1,605,268 girls got a published name in 1979; 1 in 145,933 of them was named Gene, which outranked 52.0% of the 11,972 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #5,427Yumi12
- #5,427Yvonna12
- #5,427Zelda12
- #5,751Gene11
- #5,751Aaren11
- #5,751Addy11
- #5,751Aeisha11
- #6,189Adonica10
- #6,189Adraine10
- #6,189Adrena10
Tied with 437 names at #5,751; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,721,536 boys got a published name in 1979; 1 in 3,528 of them was named Gene, which outranked 94.9% of the 7,071 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.1% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.