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Gene
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5% girls / 95% boys
Origin of the name
Gene is a short form of Eugene, “well-born.”
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Where babies named Gene are born
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The darker the blue, the more common Gene is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.
Where it is most popular
Compared with the national average, Gene is most common in South Dakota (2.8 times), Nebraska (2.4) and North Dakota (2.3), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.
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Where babies named Gene are born
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The darker the blue, the more common Gene is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.
Where it is most popular
Compared with the national average, Gene is most common in Texas (2.5 times), Pennsylvania (1.5) and Illinois (1.4), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.
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Girls and boys, decade by decade
| Decade | Girls | Boys |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 24% | 76% |
| 1890s | 39% | 61% |
| 1900s | 32% | 68% |
| 1910s | 22% | 78% |
| 1920s | 12% | 88% |
| 1930s | 3% | 97% |
| 1940s | 4% | 96% |
| 1950s | 3% | 97% |
| 1960s | 2% | 98% |
| 1970s | 3% | 97% |
| 1980s | 3% | 97% |
| 1990s | 3% | 97% |
| 2000s | 2% | 98% |
| 2010s | 4% | 96% |
| 2020s | 1% | 99% |