Gentle vs Gene

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

Name A

Gentle

Boy name

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Name B

Gene

Boy name · Rank #1903

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Metric Gentle Gene
Current Rank Unranked #1903
Total Births (all years) 201 126,877
Peak Year 1918 1937
Peak Year Births 13 3,165
Peak Decade 1920s 1930s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1913 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Gentle Gene
1880s - 129
1890s - 219
1900s - 554
1910s 42 3,870
1920s 49 17,579
1930s 33 29,313
1940s 38 27,739
1950s 29 19,694
1960s 10 13,701
1970s - 6,233
1980s - 3,621
1990s - 2,058
2000s - 999
2010s - 695
2020s - 473

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Gentle Gene
2014 - 53
2015 - 67
2016 - 79
2017 - 88
2018 - 64
2019 - 80
2020 - 96
2021 - 81
2022 - 74
2023 - 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, 1913–1968.

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