The baby name Gene appears in baby name data for the United States from 1910 to 2024. It was most popular in 1937 with 4,228 babies given the name.
In the later years of this period, Gene has become less common than it once was.
| Year | Count |
|---|---|
| 1910 | 25 |
| 1911 | 10 |
| 1911 | 53 |
| 1912 | 31 |
| 1912 | 149 |
| 1913 | 54 |
| 1913 | 229 |
| 1914 | 79 |
| 1914 | 401 |
| 1915 | 105 |
| 1915 | 570 |
| 1916 | 75 |
| 1916 | 623 |
| 1917 | 141 |
| 1917 | 683 |
| 1918 | 139 |
| 1918 | 851 |
| 1919 | 114 |
| 1919 | 886 |
| 1920 | 183 |
| 1920 | 1,085 |
| 1921 | 149 |
| 1921 | 1,144 |
| 1922 | 193 |
| 1922 | 1,535 |
| 1923 | 175 |
| 1923 | 1,552 |
| 1924 | 268 |
| 1924 | 1,716 |
| 1925 | 437 |
| 1925 | 2,097 |
| 1926 | 279 |
| 1926 | 2,822 |
| 1927 | 271 |
| 1927 | 3,737 |
| 1928 | 256 |
| 1928 | 4,182 |
| 1929 | 160 |
| 1929 | 3,677 |
| 1930 | 180 |
| 1930 | 3,782 |
| 1931 | 105 |
| 1931 | 3,721 |
| 1932 | 80 |
| 1932 | 3,741 |
| 1933 | 63 |
| 1933 | 3,672 |
| 1934 | 28 |
| 1934 | 3,657 |
| 1935 | 32 |
| 1935 | 3,795 |
| 1936 | 39 |
| 1936 | 4,001 |
| 1937 | 32 |
| 1937 | 4,228 |
| 1938 | 14 |
| 1938 | 3,910 |
| 1939 | 23 |
| 1939 | 3,562 |
| 1940 | 20 |
| 1940 | 4,055 |
| 1941 | 33 |
| 1941 | 4,002 |
| 1942 | 58 |
| 1942 | 4,226 |
| 1943 | 31 |
| 1943 | 3,732 |
| 1944 | 38 |
| 1944 | 3,333 |
| 1945 | 30 |
| 1945 | 3,023 |
| 1946 | 41 |
| 1946 | 3,281 |
| 1947 | 60 |
| 1947 | 3,694 |
| 1948 | 26 |
| 1948 | 3,345 |
| 1949 | 35 |
| 1949 | 3,216 |
| 1950 | 30 |
| 1950 | 2,936 |
| 1951 | 14 |
| 1951 | 2,753 |
| 1952 | 31 |
| 1952 | 2,659 |
| 1953 | 24 |
| 1953 | 2,617 |
| 1954 | 15 |
| 1954 | 2,358 |
| 1955 | 21 |
| 1955 | 2,605 |
| 1956 | 10 |
| 1956 | 2,368 |
| 1957 | 2,288 |
| 1958 | 5 |
| 1958 | 2,336 |
| 1959 | 2,453 |
| 1960 | 2,281 |
| 1961 | 2,008 |
| 1962 | 1,882 |
| 1963 | 2,028 |
| 1964 | 6 |
| 1964 | 1,818 |
| 1965 | 1,649 |
| 1966 | 1,458 |
| 1967 | 1,269 |
| 1968 | 1,262 |
| 1969 | 1,204 |
| 1970 | 1,052 |
| 1971 | 979 |
| 1972 | 6 |
| 1972 | 831 |
| 1973 | 676 |
| 1974 | 601 |
| 1975 | 618 |
| 1976 | 492 |
| 1977 | 580 |
| 1978 | 473 |
| 1979 | 543 |
| 1980 | 486 |
| 1981 | 356 |
| 1982 | 405 |
| 1983 | 354 |
| 1984 | 354 |
| 1985 | 280 |
| 1986 | 262 |
| 1987 | 253 |
| 1988 | 246 |
| 1989 | 226 |
| 1990 | 206 |
| 1991 | 299 |
| 1992 | 220 |
| 1993 | 176 |
| 1994 | 184 |
| 1995 | 136 |
| 1996 | 99 |
| 1997 | 83 |
| 1998 | 75 |
| 1999 | 85 |
| 2000 | 64 |
| 2001 | 49 |
| 2002 | 33 |
| 2003 | 25 |
| 2004 | 22 |
| 2005 | 30 |
| 2006 | 34 |
| 2007 | 44 |
| 2008 | 48 |
| 2009 | 46 |
| 2010 | 20 |
| 2012 | 12 |
| 2013 | 16 |
| 2014 | 19 |
| 2015 | 16 |
| 2016 | 31 |
| 2017 | 46 |
| 2018 | 16 |
| 2019 | 22 |
| 2020 | 45 |
| 2021 | 30 |
| 2022 | 35 |
| 2023 | 37 |
| 2024 | 22 |