Gene

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Gene

Gender: Masculine
Language: English
Etymology:
Gene is short for Eugene, from a Greek name. It originally meant “Well Born” from “eu” (well), and “gen” (birth).

History:
Gene became especially common as an independent name in the United States.
Please see Eugene for more information.

Pronunciation: jeen.

Famous Bearers:
Artists and Authors:
Gene Krupa (1909-1973)
American jazz musician.
Gene Ammons (1925-1974)
American jazz musician.

Miscellaneous:
Gene Tunney (1898-1978)
American boxer.
Eugene “Gene” Sarazen (1902-1999)
American golfer.
Eugene “Gene” Siskel (1946-1999)
American movie critic.

Singers and Entertainers:
Gene Autry (1907-1998)
American entertainer.
Eugene “Gene” Kelly (1912-1996)
American dancer and actor.
Gene Nelson (1920-1996)
American actor and dancer.
Gene Roddenberry (1921-1991)
Creator of Star Trek.
Gene Vincent (1935-1971)
American rock singer.
Gene Pitney (1941-)
American singer and songwriter.

Popularity:
Percentage from the 1990 U.S. Census:
0.087 % named Gene

Popularity of Gene:
Popularity (for newborns):
In the United States...
1900-1910: 399th most popular.
1910-1920: 226th most popular.
1920-1930: 111th most popular.
1930-1940: 67th most popular.
1940-1950: 99th most popular.
1950-1960: 159th most popular.
1960-1970: 190th most popular.
1970-1980: 308th most popular.
1980-1990: 443rd most popular.
1990: 634th most popular.
1991: 600th most popular.
1992: 667th most popular.
1993: 708th most popular.
1994: 743rd most popular.
1995: 830th most popular.
1996: 842nd most popular.
1997: 869th most popular.
1998: 984th most popular.
1999: 922nd most popular.
2000: N/A