Meaning and history
Gene is a short form of Eugene. A notable bearer was the American actor Gene Hackman (1930–2025).
20062006: 95 births, rank #1,551
2007: 85 births, rank #1,741
2008: 79 births, rank #1,838
2009: 81 births, rank #1,825
2010: 65 births, rank #2,069
20112011: 61 births, rank #2,145
2012: 71 births, rank #1,983
2013: 67 births, rank #2,021
2014: 53 births, rank #2,402
2015: 67 births, rank #2,086
20162016: 79 births, rank #1,875
2017: 88 births, rank #1,746
2018: 64 births, rank #2,167
2019: 80 births, rank #1,868
2020: 96 births, rank #1,655
20212021: 81 births, rank #1,884
2022: 74 births, rank #2,039
2023: 76 births, rank #1,999
2024: 83 births, rank #1,902
20252025: 63 births, rank #2,230
Gene moved from #859 to #923 for boys between 1997 and 1999. Its highest annual birth count came in 1937, with 3,165 births.