NameTides

Gene

Gene was the #2,230 boys' name in the US in 2025 (63 babies), and #668 in England & Wales.

Gene as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Gene as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.01.252.53.75518801900192019401960198020002020ScotlandEngland & WalesUS
Gene as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.01.252.53.7551880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanada
2025#2,230 (63)#668 (54)#560 (5)———
2024#1,902 (83)#702 (51)#727 (3)—#785 (3)—
2023#1,999 (76)#710 (48)#482 (6)#395 (3)#770 (3)#2,921 (5)
2022#2,039 (74)#799 (40)——#509 (6)#2,493 (6)
2021#1,884 (81)#939 (32)—#433 (3)#498 (6)—
2020#1,655 (96)#845 (35)————
2019#1,868 (80)#707 (47)#701 (3)—#646 (4)—
2018#2,167 (64)#763 (43)#704 (3)———
2017#1,746 (88)#806 (40)————
2016#1,875 (79)#870 (36)#707 (3)———
2015#2,086 (67)#1,024 (28)#686 (3)——#2,715 (5)
2014#2,402 (53)#1,093 (25)————
2013#2,021 (67)#837 (36)#590 (4)———
2012#1,983 (71)#998 (28)——#718 (3)—
2011#2,145 (61)#852 (34)————

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1937 at #61.
  • Falling over the last five years.
  • In the US records since the data begins in 1880.
  • In 2024, 6% of US babies named Gene were girls.

How common is it?

about 1 in 27,000 baby boys in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USBoys2025about 1 in 27,000rare
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 5,000uncommon
ScotlandBoys2025about 1 in 3,900uncommon

Next year

On its recent trend, Gene is likely to keep rising in the US in 2026: about 1 in 25,000 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 21,000 to 1 in 31,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Gene by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: fewer than 5 babiesNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #1,582CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #2,285TXFlorida: fewer than 5 babiesFL
Gene (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
GeneCanadaBoys—too few
GeneEngland & WalesBoys#66854
GeneIrelandGirls—too few
GeneIrelandBoys—too few
GeneNorthern IrelandBoys—too few
GeneScotlandBoys#5605
GeneUSGirls—too few
GeneUSBoys#2,23063