Gene Popularity

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Region

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England and Wales rank by year
Year	Rank
1996	#1591
1997	#2859
1999	#2425
2001	#1467
2002	#2254
2003	#1248
2004	#1110
2005	#919
2006	#832
2007	#799
2008	#684
2009	#809
2010	#996
2011	#852
2012	#998
2013	#837
2014	#1093
2015	#1024
2016	#870
2017	#806
2018	#763
2019	#707
2020	#845
2021	#939
2022	#799
2023	#710
2024	#702

Demonstration dataSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 4 regions, from 1971 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #255 in Republic of Ireland in 1978.

Gene's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, count per million births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
Year	Region	Category	Rank	Count per million	Confidence	Status
2024	England and Wales	male	#702	51	High	Demonstration data
2023	England and Wales	male	#710	48	High	Demonstration data
2022	England and Wales	male	#799	40	High	Demonstration data
2021	England and Wales	male	#939	32	High	Demonstration data
2020	England and Wales	male	#845	35	High	Demonstration data
2019	England and Wales	male	#707	47	High	Demonstration data
2018	England and Wales	male	#763	43	High	Demonstration data
2017	England and Wales	male	#806	40	High	Demonstration data
2016	England and Wales	male	#870	36	High	Demonstration data
2015	England and Wales	male	#1024	28	High	Demonstration data
2014	England and Wales	male	#1093	25	High	Demonstration data
2013	England and Wales	male	#837	36	High	Demonstration data
2012	England and Wales	male	#998	28	High	Demonstration data
2011	England and Wales	male	#852	34	High	Demonstration data
2010	England and Wales	male	#996	28	High	Demonstration data
2009	England and Wales	male	#809	35	High	Demonstration data
2008	England and Wales	male	#684	43	High	Demonstration data
2007	England and Wales	male	#799	33	High	Demonstration data
2006	England and Wales	male	#832	30	High	Demonstration data
2005	England and Wales	male	#919	24	High	Demonstration data
2004	England and Wales	male	#1110	17	High	Demonstration data
2003	England and Wales	male	#1248	13	High	Demonstration data
2002	England and Wales	male	#2254	5	High	Demonstration data
2001	England and Wales	male	#1467	9	High	Demonstration data
1999	England and Wales	male	#2425	4	High	Demonstration data
1997	England and Wales	male	#2859	3	High	Demonstration data
1996	England and Wales	male	#1591	7	High	Demonstration data
2023	Northern Ireland	male	#395	3	High	Demonstration data
2021	Northern Ireland	male	#433	3	High	Demonstration data
2024	Republic of Ireland	male	#785	3	High	Demonstration data
2023	Republic of Ireland	male	#770	3	High	Demonstration data
2022	Republic of Ireland	male	#509	6	High	Demonstration data
2021	Republic of Ireland	male	#498	6	High	Demonstration data
2019	Republic of Ireland	male	#646	4	High	Demonstration data
2012	Republic of Ireland	male	#718	3	High	Demonstration data
1984	Republic of Ireland	male	#274	4	High	Demonstration data
1983	Republic of Ireland	female	#529	3	High	Demonstration data
1979	Republic of Ireland	male	#292	4	High	Demonstration data
1978	Republic of Ireland	male	#255	5	High	Demonstration data
1977	Republic of Ireland	male	#333	3	High	Demonstration data
1976	Republic of Ireland	male	#258	5	High	Demonstration data
1975	Republic of Ireland	male	#321	3	High	Demonstration data
1974	Republic of Ireland	male	#321	3	High	Demonstration data
1972	Republic of Ireland	male	#307	3	High	Demonstration data
1971	Republic of Ireland	female	#326	7	High	Demonstration data
2024	Scotland	male	#727	3	High	Demonstration data

England and Wales hub — collected by Office for National Statistics
Northern Ireland hub — collected by NISRA
Republic of Ireland hub — collected by CSO Ireland
Scotland hub — collected by National Records of Scotland

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.