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Gene

Boy and boy4 letters

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0

babies in 2025

#255

best rank (1978)

55

babies since 1972

Gene through the years

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Gene: babies per year in Ireland, 1964 to 202502468196419701980199020002010202020251998: CSO series changePeak 2021: 6
Gene: rank per year in Ireland, 1964 to 2025#1#10#50#100#250#500#1000196419701980199020002010202020251998: CSO series change
Gene: per 10,000 boys per year in Ireland, 1964 to 202500.511.522.5196419701980199020002010202020251998: CSO series change
Babies per 10,000 boys listed by the CSO that year, which evens out changes in the number of births.
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YearBabies (boys)RankBabies (girls)Rank
20243#748--
20233#733--
20226#493--
20216#479--
20194#616--
20123#718--
19844#274--
1983--3#529
19794#292--
19785#255--
19773#333--
19765#258--
19753#321--
19743#321--
19723#307--
1971--7#326

Source: CSO, Irish Babies' Names (VSA50, VSA60), CC BY 4.0.

We haven't written up the meaning and story of Gene yet. The popularity figures above come straight from the CSO.

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Geneunder 355

In Northern Ireland

Not in the 2025 list. Best rank #395 (2023); 6 babies since 2021.

Source: NISRA, Open Government Licence.

Gene is also given to girls: 10 since 1971.