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Gene

maleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Gene: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Gene: Recorded since 1971, with a gap of 11 years, it reached #255 in 1978, and it stood at #668 in 2025.

Rising

among boys in England and Wales · 1996–2025

England and Wales · Boys rank from 1996 to 2025, ranging from #668 to #2859.1996199719992001200220032004200520062007200820092010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025#668#2859
View as table
England and Wales · Boys rank by year
YearRank
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
2025#668

VerifiedSource: 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

What the data shows

RisingEngland and Wales · Boys

Recorded in official data among boys in Republic of Ireland in 14 of the 53 years from 1972 to 2024.

In 2024: #702 among boys in England and Wales, #727 among boys in Scotland, #785 among boys in Republic of Ireland.

Official data from 4 national registrars across 4 regions, 1971–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1971

    First recorded at #326 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1971 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Republic of Ireland · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1972–2024

    Highest recorded position: #255 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1978 (recorded 1972–2024).

    Republic of Ireland · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #668 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Boys

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 4 regions, from 1971 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #255 in Republic of Ireland in 1978.

Gene's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2025England and Walesmale#66854HighVerified
2024England and Walesmale#70251HighVerified
2023England and Walesmale#71048HighVerified
2022England and Walesmale#79940HighVerified
2021England and Walesmale#93932HighVerified
2020England and Walesmale#84535HighVerified
2019England and Walesmale#70747HighVerified
2018England and Walesmale#76343HighVerified
2017England and Walesmale#80640HighVerified
2016England and Walesmale#87036HighVerified
2015England and Walesmale#102428HighVerified
2014England and Walesmale#109325HighVerified
2013England and Walesmale#83736HighVerified
2012England and Walesmale#99828HighVerified
2011England and Walesmale#85234HighVerified
2010England and Walesmale#99628HighVerified
2009England and Walesmale#80935HighVerified
2008England and Walesmale#68443HighVerified
2007England and Walesmale#79933HighVerified
2006England and Walesmale#83230HighVerified
2005England and Walesmale#91924HighVerified
2004England and Walesmale#111017HighVerified
2003England and Walesmale#124813HighVerified
2002England and Walesmale#22545HighVerified
2001England and Walesmale#14679HighVerified
1999England and Walesmale#24254HighVerified
1997England and Walesmale#28593HighVerified
1996England and Walesmale#15917HighVerified
2023Northern Irelandmale#3953HighVerified
2021Northern Irelandmale#4333HighVerified
2024Republic of Irelandmale#7853HighVerified
2023Republic of Irelandmale#7703HighVerified
2022Republic of Irelandmale#5096HighVerified
2021Republic of Irelandmale#4986HighVerified
2019Republic of Irelandmale#6464HighVerified
2012Republic of Irelandmale#7183HighVerified
1984Republic of Irelandmale#2744HighVerified
1983Republic of Irelandfemale#5293HighVerified
1979Republic of Irelandmale#2924HighVerified
1978Republic of Irelandmale#2555HighVerified
1977Republic of Irelandmale#3333HighVerified
1976Republic of Irelandmale#2585HighVerified
1975Republic of Irelandmale#3213HighVerified
1974Republic of Irelandmale#3213HighVerified
1972Republic of Irelandmale#3073HighVerified
1971Republic of Irelandfemale#3267HighVerified
2024Scotlandmale#7273HighVerified

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

Where Gene is officially recorded

4 official registrars have recorded Gene, between 1971 and 2025, in 38 of those 55 years. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
Republic of Ireland1971–202416#255 in 1978
England and Wales1996–202528#668 in 2025
Northern Ireland2021–20232#395 in 2023
Scotland20241#727 in 2024

Its high point came 47 years earlier in Republic of Ireland (1978) than in England and Wales (2025).

No registrar recorded it for 11 years after 1984; it appears again in 1996.

What's not yet available

  • Meaning
  • Origin
  • Pronunciation
  • Nicknames and spelling variants

Absence from this list does not mean the name isn't genuinely meaningful or widely used — only that Namewise hasn't sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 4 regions, from 1971 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #255 in Republic of Ireland in 1978. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.