Over the past 110 years, 121 908 boys and 3 426 girls have been named Gene. The name Gene ranks 247th in the United States among the most common names for boys. For the first time more than ten times newborns were named Gene in 1910. The peak of popularity of the name Gene came in the 1930s and 1940s. You can see absolute numbers and relative numbers on the chart. Indicators per 100K more accurately assess the popularity of the name.