The first name Gene

In 2025, 54 boys were named Gene, making it the 668th most popular boys’ name.

Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Gene with other names.

In 2025, 63 boys born in the United States were named Gene, the 2,238th most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 1937, when 3,165 were.

US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.

• 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 popular is the name Gene?

In 2025, 54 boys born in England and Wales were named Gene, ranking 668th.

Is Gene a boy's or a girl's name?

Mostly a boy's name: 95% of the 133,874 US babies named Gene since 1880 were boys.

When was Gene most popular?

1937 in the United States, when 3,165 babies were named Gene, its highest rank at 61st.

How do you pronounce Gene?

Gene is /ˈd͡ʒiːn/, one syllable.

What are other spellings of Gene?

Genie.