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 [ 1 syll. ge-ne, gen-e ] The girl name Gene is also used as a boy name, with the latter form being far more popular. It is pronounced JHIYN KEY. Gene is of Old Greek origin and it is used mainly in English. Gene is a pet form of the English, German, Italian, Polish, Romanian, and Spanish Eugenia. Gene is uncommon as a baby girl name. At the height of its usage in 1925, 0.029% of baby girls were named Gene. It was #352 in rank then. The baby name has seen a marked drop in frequency since then, and is currently used only on a very modest scale. Within all girl names in its family, Gene was nevertheless the most popular in 2008. Gene has in the last century been primarily given to boys. In 1949, 25 times more boys than girls were given the name Gene. Baby names that sound like Gene include the English and Scottish Jean, the English Jeane, the English, French, and Dutch Jeanne, the English Jeanné, the English Jenae, the English Gem, the English Gemy, the English Genn, the Italian Giann, the English Gin, the English Jaine, the English Jan, the English Jane, the English Janeann, the English Jann, the Finnish, German, and Scandinavian Janne, the English Jasme, the English Jayne, the English Jeanene, and the English Jem. KEY: Pronunciation for Gene: JH as in "gee (JH.IY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)"   |
