Gen

JEHN /ˈdʒɛn/
boy 1 syllable fading

Gen is a very rare variant of Gene that was most common in the 1990s and has all but disappeared.

Gen is predominantly a boy name. It last appears in U.S. records in 2006. Gen was first reported in SSA data in 1924 and peaked in 1995 (7 births).

About the name Gen

PronunciationJEHN /ˈdʒɛn/
CultureChineseJapaneseKorean

Names similar to Gen

How popular is Gen?

Boys named Gen
196919701980199020002006
Boys named Gen per year hover for count and boys rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1924–2006 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–2006) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here
Girls named Gen
19241930194019501959
Girls named Gen per year hover for count and girls rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1924–2006 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–2006) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here

Gen total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territories♀ Rank♂ Rank
200655—#12,678
200555—#12,036
200266—#9,788
200077—#8,497
19975——#9,771
19957——#7,266
19905——#8,577
19875——#7,347
19846——#5,834
19816——#5,753
19745——#5,490
19695——#4,620
19596—#5,794—
19246—#4,680—