Gene

Diminutive of Eugene, Greek

"wellborn, noble"

Gene Origin and Meaning

The name Gene is a boy's name meaning "wellborn, noble".

Like Ray, a formerly funky nickname name that is newly cool. Comedian Amy Schumer used it for her son.

While technically Gene is short for Eugene, it can certainly be used on its own as an honor name for grandpa Eugene or even grandma Jean.

Gene Rank in US Top 1000

# 923 in the US

Popularity of the name Gene

• 845 Nameberry 2025
• 882 Unique 2021
• 714 England 2023

20 Names Similar to Gene

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• Guy
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Famous People Named Gene

• Gene Kelly American actor, singer, and dancer
• Gene Roddenberry American TV screenwriter
• Gene Elliott Thornton Jr. aka No Malice, American rapper
• Gene Wilder American actor
• Gene Hackman American actor
• Sailor Gene Gardner son of Liv Tyler and Dave Gardner
• Gene David Fischer (b. 2019), son of comedian Amy Schumer and chef Chris Fischer

The name Gene in Pop Culture

• Gene Belcher character in animated series "Bob's Burgers"
• Gene Vidal character in movie "Amelia"
• Gene Friesen character in TV series "Eastwick"
• Gene Vagina character in "Rick and Morty"
• Eugene "Gene" Draper third child of Don Draper on TV's "Mad Men"
• Gene character in video game "Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops"
• Gene main character in video game "God Hand"
• Gene Forrester main character in "A Separate Peace" by John Knowles
• Gene character in Aphmau's YouTube series
• Gene main character in "The Emoji Movie"
• Gene Lundy Medford High School's resident drama teacher on the TV series "Young Sheldon"