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Boy name Greek origin

Gene

JEEN · 4 letters · 1 syllables
What it means
Well-born or noble
Language
Greek
Culture
English
Style era
modern
Themes
short · classic
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#1905
2024 births83
Peak year1937
First appeared1880
Total US births126,812
1937 peak18801916195219882024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Alternate spellings
Geno
In other languages
EugenEugenio

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Notable people named Gene

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