Gent vs Gene

Side-by-side comparison of Gent and Gene — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Gent

Boy name

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Name B

Gene

Boy name · Rank #1900

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Metric Gent Gene
Current Rank Unranked #1900
Total Births (all years) 40 126,812
Peak Year 2005 1937
Peak Year Births 7 3,165
Peak Decade 2010ss 1930ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1915 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Gent Gene
1880ss 129
1890ss 219
1900ss 554
1910ss 5 3,870
1920ss 17,579
1930ss 29,312
1940ss 27,740
1950ss 19,695
1960ss 13,700
1970ss 6,233
1980ss 3,621
1990ss 2,058
2000ss 12 999
2010ss 18 694
2020ss 5 409

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Gent Gene
2014 7 53
2015 67
2016 78
2017 88
2018 6 64
2019 80
2020 96
2021 81
2022 74
2023 5 75
2024 83

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1915–2023.

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