Gen

UnisexBoys' nameGirls' name

Possibly kin, family + woman, wife, through Genevieve

Gen has been given to 79 babies in the U.S. since 1969. 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 1995, with 7 recorded. It's used for both sexes: 85% boys, 15% girls all-time.

Babies named Gen, 2006

1 in 791,000

Gen 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 Gaps mean the name was given fewer than 5 times that year; these counts are unpublished.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 — Gen over time

In 2006, Gen went to 0% girls and 100% boys.

19242006

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.

Gen: meaning, origin, and history

Possibly kin, family + woman, wife, through Genevieve

Deeper origin not confirmed in the cited records

What Gen means

Gen belongs to the name family reached through Gen → Genevieve. Its meaning is “kin, family + woman, wife”.

Origin, language, and formation

Gen is used in English.

Related names and everyday forms

Related names include Genevieve.

Pronunciation and spelling

In English, Gen is pronounced /d͡ʒɛn/.

American usage and historical context

In the United States, 67 boys were recorded with the name Gen between 1969 and 2006. Its highest annual count was 7 in 1995; its best national rank was #4,619 in 1969.

In the United States, 12 girls were recorded with the name Gen between 1924 and 1959. Its highest annual count was 6 in 1924; its best national rank was #4,678 in 1924.

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.

Wiktionary material is available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

How common is Gen?

Gen had fewer than 5 recorded uses in 2025, so these figures use 2006, the last year it was published.

Among all babies, 2006: 1 in 791,000; 5 of 3,956,166 births
Among boys only: 1 in 411,000; <0.01% of boys
Rank, 2006: Unranked; Fewer than 5 uses
Coin-flip room size: 548,442 kids; Even odds of a second one

Where Gen 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 2006 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 548,442 children born in 2006 and it's an even bet that one of them is another Gen. In a class of 30 the chance is Under 1%.

When Gens were born

Half of everyone ever recorded as Gen was born before 1995 — so the typical Gen is around 30 today.

Median birth year: 1995; About 30 years old
Biggest decade: 2000s; 34.3% of all use
Born in the last 25 years: 76.1%; A modern name
Recorded since 1950: 67; People you could plausibly meet

Choose a decade

2000s — 34.3% of all recorded uses (23).

Is Gen 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 1995 (7)
Years since peak: 30; Years
Year-to-year steadiness: Very steady; 0% average annual change
Best rank ever: #4,619; 1969

Gen around the world

Where Gen ranks in official birth records elsewhere in the world. Rankings only — the number of births isn’t comparable between places, so it isn’t shown.

South Australia
1980–2006
#657
in 2006

Popularity data from Consumer and Business Services (South Australia). CBS SA data under CC BY 4.0.

Gen 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: #4,619; 1969
Peak year: 1995; 7 that year
First recorded: 1969
Last recorded: 2006
All-time count: 67
Count in 2025: Under 5

As a girl's name

Rank in 2025: Unranked
Trend vs 5 yrs ago: —
Best rank ever: #4,678; 1924
Peak year: 1924; 6 that year
First recorded: 1924
Last recorded: 1959
All-time count: 12
Count in 2025: Under 5

Names similar to Gen

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

Gent Genuine Genie Genard Riggen Genius Genji Legen Gennady Gennie Gentle Genero Rogen Tegen Geno Raygen Taegen Reagen Tagen Deagen Daegen Ledgen Sagen Mugen

Sibling names for Gen

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

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For a brother

Hernan Rashawn Travon Madison Austen Deonte Denton Austyn

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