Gee

UnisexBoys' nameGirls' name

Literal meaning not recorded

Gee has been given to 81 babies in the U.S. since 1880. It was used fewer than 5 times in 2025, so it doesn't appear in the latest year's list — today it's a genuinely uncommon pick. Its peak year was 1992, with 8 recorded. It's used for both sexes: 79% boys, 21% girls all-time.

Babies named Gee, 1997

1 in 725,000

Gee over time, 1880–2025

BoysGirls

Based on births in the U.S. Babies given the name each year. Hover the chart — or focus it and use the arrow keys — for any year. Gaps mean the name was given fewer than 5 times that year; these counts are unpublished.

Girls or boys — Gee over time

In 1997, Gee went to 0% girls and 100% boys.

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A sex is only published in years it reached five applications, so a stretch at 0% or 100% means the other side stayed under that floor — not that it was never used.

Gee: meaning, origin, and history

Literal meaning not recorded

Deeper origin not confirmed in the cited records

What Gee means

Gee is a given name.

Origin, language, and formation

Gee is used in English.

Pronunciation and spelling

In English, Gee is pronounced /ˈd͡ʒiː/.

American usage and historical context

In the United States, 64 boys were recorded with the name Gee between 1880 and 1997. Its highest annual count was 8 in 1992; its best national rank was #795 in 1885.

In the United States, 17 girls were recorded with the name Gee between 1948 and 1991. Its highest annual count was 6 in 1990; its best national rank was #5,524 in 1948.

Sources & methodologyReferences, data & attribution

Meaning, origin, and language notes draw on the references below.

American popularity figures use published Social Security Administration records for this exact spelling. Counts below five for a name, sex, and year are omitted.

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How common is Gee?

Gee had fewer than 5 recorded uses in 2025, so these figures use 1997, the last year it was published.

Among all babies, 1997: 1 in 725,000; 5 of 3,624,676 births
Among boys only: 1 in 377,000; <0.01% of boys
Rank, 1997: Unranked; Fewer than 5 uses
Coin-flip room size: 502,488 kids; Even odds of a second one

Where Gee sits on the popularity scale

Rarest published (5 a year)#1 — Liam (20,818)

Chance at least one other child shares the name

If the other children were drawn at random from the 1997 national name distribution. Real classrooms cluster by region and community, so treat these as a floor, not a ceiling.

Class of 20Under 1%

Class of 30Under 1%

Grade of 100Under 1%

School of 500Under 1%

Put another way: gather 502,488 children born in 1997 and it's an even bet that one of them is another Gee. In a class of 30 the chance is Under 1%.

When Gees were born

Half of everyone ever recorded as Gee was born before 1920 — so the typical Gee is around 105 today.

Median birth year: 1920; About 105 years old
Biggest decade: 1880s; 37.5% of all use
Born in the last 25 years: 29.7%; Spread across generations
Recorded since 1950: 19; People you could plausibly meet

Choose a decade

1880s — 37.5% of all recorded uses (24).

Is Gee rising or falling?

Rank movement and count movement can disagree — the number of distinct names in use keeps growing, so a name holding a steady count still slides down the list. Both are shown.

Rank vs 1 year ago: —; Not ranked then
Rank vs 5 years ago: New entry; Not ranked then
Rank vs 10 years ago: —; Not ranked then
Births vs 10 years ago: —; Not published both years
Share of its own peak: 0%; Peak was 1992 (8)
Years since peak: 33; Years
Year-to-year steadiness: Steady; 6.7% average annual change
Best rank ever: #795; 1885

Gee by the numbers

The raw record for each sex the name is used for.

As a boy's name

Rank in 2025: Unranked
Trend vs 5 yrs ago: —
Best rank ever: #795; 1885
Peak year: 1992; 8 that year
First recorded: 1880
Last recorded: 1997
All-time count: 64
Count in 2025: Under 5

As a girl's name

Rank in 2025: Unranked
Trend vs 5 yrs ago: —
Best rank ever: #5,524; 1948
Peak year: 1990; 6 that year
First recorded: 1948
Last recorded: 1991
All-time count: 17
Count in 2025: Under 5

Names similar to Gee

Matched on shared beginnings and endings, similar length, and comparable popularity.

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Sibling names for Gee

Names from the same era and popularity tier — the two things that make a sibling set feel deliberate — skipping lookalike spellings and shared initials.

For a sister

Shelbi Shelbie Ilana Danyelle Kelsea Ivonne Maira Stormy

For a brother

Coty Malcom Edgardo Arnulfo Dillan Devante Shay Rosendo

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