Boy
Gene
The name Gene carries the meaning "well-born, noble". It belongs mostly to the 1930s at this point. These days, it is neither rare nor overly common. The name's best year yet was 1928.
GreekShort for Eugene, Greek "eugenes"
EtymologyMeaning "well-born, noble"
Births by decade
1900s
815
1910s
4,930
1920s
19,939
1930s
30,244
1940s
28,748
1950s
20,256
1960s
13,933
1970s
6,402
1980s
3,725
1990s
2,119
2000s
1,019
2010s
561
Peaked in the 1930s · 132,691 total U.S. births since 1900