How Many People Are Named Gene?
people named Gene are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 6,088 people in the US has this name
Based on 133,874 babies named Gene in Social Security records from 1880 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎 Rare
Peak Year
3,311 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Short form of EUGENE.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Gene, 3.4% were girls and 96.6% were boys. The share of girls among babies named Gene fell from 23.7% in the 1880s to 1% in the 2020s. It was highest in the 1890s, at 39%.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Gene alive today is about 65 years old, and 69% are 60 or older. Half of them were between 56 and 78 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Gene first appears in the records in 1880 and was given most often in 1928, to 3,311 babies. In 2025, 63 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1880 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Gene never made the top 10 boys' names. Its best rank was #61, in 1937, and it was in the top 100 for 21 years, 1926 to 1946. In 2025 it ranked #2,238.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #2,238 |
| Best rank | #61 (1937) |
| Years in the top 100 | 21 (1926 to 1946) |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #66 in the 1930s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Gene alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Gene were born in California than in any other state: about 4,495 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Gene was given 2.1 times as often in South Dakota, 1.9 times in Idaho and 1.9 times in Nebraska.
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