Gen vs Gene
Side-by-side comparison of Gen and Gene — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.
Which name is more popular? Metric Gen Gene Current Rank Unranked #1900 Total Births (all years) 67 126,812 Peak Year 1995 1937 Peak Year Births 7 3,165 Peak Decade 2000ss 1930ss Gender Boy Boy First Recorded Year 1969 1880
Births by Decade Decade Gen Gene 1880ss — 129 1890ss — 219 1900ss — 554 1910ss — 3,870 1920ss — 17,579 1930ss — 29,312 1940ss — 27,740 1950ss — 19,695 1960ss 5 13,700 1970ss 5 6,233 1980ss 17 3,621 1990ss 17 2,058 2000ss 23 999 2010ss — 694 2020ss — 409
Recent Annual Births (2014–present) Year Gen Gene 2014 — 53 2015 — 67 2016 — 78 2017 — 88 2018 — 64 2019 — 80 2020 — 96 2021 — 81 2022 — 74 2023 — 75 2024 — 83