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

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Name B

Gene

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Metric Gent Gene
Current Rank Unranked #1903
Total Births (all years) 40 126,877
Peak Year 2005 1937
Peak Year Births 7 3,165
Peak Decade 2010s 1930s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1915 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Gent Gene
1880s - 129
1890s - 219
1900s - 554
1910s 5 3,870
1920s - 17,579
1930s - 29,313
1940s - 27,739
1950s - 19,694
1960s - 13,701
1970s - 6,233
1980s - 3,621
1990s - 2,058
2000s 12 999
2010s 18 695
2020s 5 473

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Gent Gene
2014 7 53
2015 - 67
2016 - 79
2017 - 88
2018 6 64
2019 - 80
2020 - 96
2021 - 81
2022 - 74
2023 5 76
2024 - 83
2025 - 63

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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