Gene

Diminutive of Eugene, Greek

"wellborn, noble"

Gene Origin and Meaning

Variation of Eugene

Gene Rank in US Top 1000

# 923 in the US

Popularity of the name Gene

• 1248 Nameberry 2025
• 905 Unique 2024
• 704 England 2024

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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"
• Gene Hunt Character on the BBC series "Life on Mars" and "Ashes to Ashes"