Unisex name · since 1969

Gen

Gen has 67 recorded births since 1969 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1995 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#20,108 of 45,481
all-time among boys
67
born since 1969
2000s
peak decade

Gen sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 67 recorded since 1969.

Social Security Administration records show Gen recorded 67 times among boys since 1969, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1969 to 2006.

  • #20,108 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 67 born since 1969
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gen ranks #20,108 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 67 born since 1969, peaking in the 2000s.

#20,108 of 45,481
all-time among boys
67
born since 1969
2000s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Gen's 67 recorded births place it above 55.61% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Gen's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Gen splits its recorded history at 1995: 52% of all births land in the more recent half, 48% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1969 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1995 peak of 7 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Gen popularity over time - boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1969–2006

Last recorded 2006
Peak year (1995)
7
Annual births at peak, across 38 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 196919741981198419871990199519972000200220052006 5

Gen popularity over time - girls

12 total births recorded since 1924 (Gen as girls' name)

Unisex variant - 12 births
6 19241959 6

Gen by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (23 births, 34% of the file).

2000s was Gen's strongest decade.

23 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.

Gen births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 23 births (34% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Gen? ▼
Since 1969, Social Security records show 67 babies named Gen. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #20,108 of 45,481 boys' names by total births. The most recent recorded year was 2006. Its busiest year on record was 1995, with 7 births.
Where does Gen sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gen ranks #20,108 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Gen most popular? ▼
Gen was most popular in the 2000s decade with 23 total births. The single peak year was 1995.
Is Gen a unisex name? ▼
Yes, Gen is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 67 births, and as a girl's name it has 12 births.
How long has the name Gen been used? ▼
Records for Gen go back to 1969, giving 38 years of history through 2006.
What names are similar to Gen? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Gene, Genaro, Gentry, General, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Keep exploring Gen

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Two nationwide peer axes for Gen: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.

Data Sources

Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1969–2006 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Gen draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.