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Gene

Popularity trend for the name Gene in Aotearoa New Zealand, based on Department of Internal Affairs birth registrations.

Peak year
1971
Peak count
34
Recent
0/yr
Median age
51 yrs
Trend
-100%

Gene at a glance

Gene reached its highest rank of #147 for boys in 1971. Gene did not appear in the 2025 figures, which only list names given to at least 10 babies. Its popularity is falling compared with five years earlier. Gene is used mainly for boys.

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About this data: figures come from Department of Internal Affairs birth registrations for 1954-2025. The DIA only publishes a name for a given year when at least 10 babies were registered with it, so rarer names - and rarer spellings - are missing entirely, and a name can drop out of the record in quieter years. Spelling variants are counted separately, and counts reflect first names as registered.