# Gene (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/gene/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | boys |
| Origin | not recorded |
| Meaning | not recorded |
| Pronunciation | /ˈd͡ʒiːn/, 1 syllable |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | Genie |
| US babies named this | 133,874 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 126,877 / 6,997 (5% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 828, 1996 to 2025 |

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 6 | 12,277 |
| 1993 | 10 | 8,265 |
| 1995 | 9 | 9,015 |
| 1996 | 6 | 12,348 |
| 1997 | 5 | 14,504 |
| 1998 | 7 | 11,543 |
| 2001 | 5 | 16,184 |
| 2003 | 5 | 16,607 |
| 2004 | 5 | 16,991 |
| 2005 | 6 | 15,131 |
| 2011 | 5 | 17,690 |
| 2015 | 8 | 12,221 |
| 2018 | 7 | 12,933 |
| 2019 | 6 | 14,389 |
| 2024 | 5 | 16,107 |

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 61 | 2,156 |
| 2012 | 71 | 1,994 |
| 2013 | 67 | 2,029 |
| 2014 | 53 | 2,410 |
| 2015 | 67 | 2,093 |
| 2016 | 79 | 1,882 |
| 2017 | 88 | 1,752 |
| 2018 | 64 | 2,177 |
| 2019 | 80 | 1,874 |
| 2020 | 96 | 1,660 |
| 2021 | 81 | 1,892 |
| 2022 | 74 | 2,046 |
| 2023 | 76 | 2,007 |
| 2024 | 83 | 1,908 |
| 2025 | 63 | 2,238 |

### England and Wales, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 34 | 852 |
| 2012 | 28 | 998 |
| 2013 | 36 | 837 |
| 2014 | 25 | 1,093 |
| 2015 | 28 | 1,024 |
| 2016 | 36 | 870 |
| 2017 | 40 | 806 |
| 2018 | 43 | 763 |
| 2019 | 47 | 707 |
| 2020 | 35 | 845 |
| 2021 | 32 | 939 |
| 2022 | 40 | 799 |
| 2023 | 48 | 710 |
| 2024 | 51 | 702 |
| 2025 | 54 | 668 |

## People named Gene

- Gene Wilder, American actor (1933–2016)
- Gene Hackman, American actor and novelist (1930–2025)
- Gene Kelly, American dancer, actor, singer, director and choreographer (1912–1996)
- Gene Roddenberry, American television screenwriter and producer (1921–1991)
- Gene Tierney, American actress (1920–1991)
- Gene Sharp, American political scientist (1928-2018)
- Gene Amdahl, American physicist (1922-2015)
- Gene Wolfe, American science fiction and fantasy writer (1931–2019)
- Gene Krupa, American drummer, composer, and bandleader (1909-1973)
- Gene Siskel, American film critic (1946–1999)
- Gene Barry, American stage, screen, and television actor (1919–2009)
- Gene Pitney, American recording artist, singer and songwriter (1940-2006)

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.