First Name GENE

 

National Statistics

Summary

  • GENE is ranked as the 276th most popular given name in the United States with an estimated population of 244,632.
  • This name is in the 99th percentile, this means that nearly 0% of all the first names are more popular.
  • There are 76.72 people named GENE for every 100,000 Americans.
  • This name is most often used as a first name, 99% of the time.
  • Based on the analysis of 100 years worth of data from the Social Security Administration's (SSA) Baby Names database, the estimated population of people named GENE is 76,727.
  • The SSA data also shows that GENE is used as a boy's name 95% of the time.

First Names GENE
National Statistics

MyNameStats statistics:

  • Population Est. 244,632 +/-0.7%
  • National Rank 276
  • Percentile Rank 1.00
  • Proportion/100k 76.7

SSA Baby Name statistics:

  • Population Estimate 76,727
  • National Rank 624
  • Percentile Rank 99.33%
  • Proportion/100k 24.06

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Race and Ethnicity

Summary

The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name GENE is 79.8% White, 3.1% Hispanic origin, 12.6% Black, 2.3% Asian or Pacific Islander, 1.5% Two or More Races, and 0.7% American Indian or Alaskan Native. These figures should be considered only as a rough estimate. The purpose of this graph is to compare the name's specific race and Hispanic origin distribution to the distribution in the general population of the US.

The vertical blue bars represent the race distribution of people that have the name. The yellow horizontal lines represent the race distribution of the general population. The amount by which the blue bars extend past the yellow horizontal lines determines how likely a person with the name will be part of a given race or Hispanic origin group.

On this basis, the people with the name GENE have a higher likelyhood of being White and a lower likelyhood of being Hispanic origin.

Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories

The first name GENE is included in the following name categories:
  • Common US feminine given name - Census Bureau Data
  • Common US surname - Census Bureau Data
  • Common US masculine given name - Census Bureau Data
  • US unisex baby name - Social Security Administration

Race & Hispanic origin distribution
of the people with the name GENE

Race or Hisp. origin % people named % general pop. % diff.
White 79.8% 63.9% 15.9%
Hispanic origin 3.1% 16.3% -13.2%
Black 12.6% 12.3% 0.3%
Asian or Pacific Islander 2.3% 4.9% -2.6%
Two or more races 1.5% 1.8% -0.3%
American Indian or Alaskan Native 0.7% 0.7% -0.0%
 

State Statistics for Popularity and Rank

Summary

  • The state with the most people named GENE is California where 23,002 people have this name.
  • South Dakota is the state where you are most likely to meet a person named GENE, as 202.11 in every 100,000 South Dakotans have this name.
  • Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is 99th, this rank was reached in the states of Texas.
  • South Dakota is the state with the biggest positive difference between the actual state population and the projected state population based on the national average. (where the blue bar extends past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 0 more people than projected.
  • The state with the biggest negative difference is Rhode Island (where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 0 fewer people than projected.
Midwest State Statistics First-Names GENE State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Illinois 10,856 84.28 99.6% Indiana 7,429 112.62 99.4% Iowa 3,634 116.96 99.2% Kansas 4,536 156.19 99.1% Michigan 5,286 53.34 99.5% Minnesota 4,860 89.07 99.4% Missouri 3,251 108.57 99.0% Nebraska 2,825 150.15 98.7% North Dakota 1,230 166.38 97.5% Ohio 9,914 85.51 99.4% South Dakota 1,724 202.11 98.0% Wisconsin 4,528 78.64 99.2%

Midwest States
State stats for the first name GENE

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Illinois 10,856 84.28 99.6%
Indiana 7,429 112.62 99.4%
Iowa 3,634 116.96 99.2%
Kansas 4,536 156.19 99.1%
Michigan 5,286 53.34 99.5%
Minnesota 4,860 89.07 99.4%
Missouri 3,251 108.57 99.0%
Nebraska 2,825 150.15 98.7%
North Dakota 1,230 166.38 97.5%
Ohio 9,914 85.51 99.4%
South Dakota 1,724 202.11 98.0%
Wisconsin 4,528 78.64 99.2%
West State Statistics First-Names GENE State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alaska 685 92.96 95.3% Arizona 6,151 91.38 99.2% California 23,002 59.28 99.7% Colorado 4,612 86.12 99.1% Hawaii 861 60.65 98.3% Idaho 2,256 138.05 98.5% Montana 1,388 135.65 97.6% Nevada 2,320 81.73 98.7% New Mexico 2,118 101.54 98.2% Oregon 4,596 115.75 99.1% Utah 2,526 85.83 98.5% Washington 6,017 85.21 99.5% Wyoming 951 162.82 97.3%

West States
State stats for the first name GENE

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alaska 685 92.96 95.3%
Arizona 6,151 91.38 99.2%
California 23,002 59.28 99.7%
Colorado 4,612 86.12 99.1%
Hawaii 861 60.65 98.3%
Idaho 2,256 138.05 98.5%
Montana 1,388 135.65 97.6%
Nevada 2,320 81.73 98.7%
New Mexico 2,118 101.54 98.2%
Oregon 4,596 115.75 99.1%
Utah 2,526 85.83 98.5%
Washington 6,017 85.21 99.5%
Wyoming 951 162.82 97.3%
Northeast State Statistics First-Names GENE State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Connecticut 1,718 47.77 98.5% Maine 591 44.42 95.1% Massachusetts 2,652 39.31 98.6% New Hampshire 635 47.89 96.0% New Jersey 4,462 49.92 99.2% New York 7,565 38.31 99.6% Pennsylvania 7,320 57.25 99.3% Rhode Island 310 29.37 94.9% Vermont 384 61.31 96.1%

Northeast States
State stats for the first name GENE

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Connecticut 1,718 47.77 98.5%
Maine 591 44.42 95.1%
Massachusetts 2,652 39.31 98.6%
New Hampshire 635 47.89 96.0%
New Jersey 4,462 49.92 99.2%
New York 7,565 38.31 99.6%
Pennsylvania 7,320 57.25 99.3%
Rhode Island 310 29.37 94.9%
Vermont 384 61.31 96.1%
South State Statistics First-Names GENE State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alabama 5,227 107.79 99.3% Arkansas 4,228 142.54 99.2% Delaware 509 54.36 98.0% Dist. of Columbia 211 32.05 96.1% Florida 12,743 64.06 99.7% Georgia 8,992 89.06 99.6% Kentucky 5,095 115.43 99.1% Louisiana 3,865 83.13 99.0% Maryland 3,419 57.21 99.2% Mississippi 3,251 108.57 99.0% North Carolina 9,096 91.47 99.6% Oklahoma 5,863 151.2 99.3% South Carolina 4,885 101.09 99.2% Tennessee 6,869 104.88 99.4% Texas 21,760 80.72 99.8% Virginia 6,304 75.72 99.4% West Virginia 1,919 103.69 97.7%

South States
State stats for the first name GENE

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alabama 5,227 107.79 99.3%
Arkansas 4,228 142.54 99.2%
Delaware 509 54.36 98.0%
Dist. of Columbia 211 32.05 96.1%
Florida 12,743 64.06 99.7%
Georgia 8,992 89.06 99.6%
Kentucky 5,095 115.43 99.1%
Louisiana 3,865 83.13 99.0%
Maryland 3,419 57.21 99.2%
Mississippi 3,251 108.57 99.0%
North Carolina 9,096 91.47 99.6%
Oklahoma 5,863 151.2 99.3%
South Carolina 4,885 101.09 99.2%
Tennessee 6,869 104.88 99.4%
Texas 21,760 80.72 99.8%
Virginia 6,304 75.72 99.4%
West Virginia 1,919 103.69 97.7%
 

Full Names with GENE as a First Name

Summary

Shown are the top 20 most likely full names that have GENE as a first name. The length of the bars represents an estimate of the the number of people with the name expressed as a percentage of all the people named GENE.

The most popular full name is GENE Smith. 0.97% of all the people named GENE have this family name.

There are 20785 last names associated with this first name.

Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name GENE

Rank Full Name % of pop
1 GENE Smith 0.97%
2 GENE Johnson 0.62%
3 GENE Miller 0.54%
4 GENE Williams 0.53%
5 GENE Brown 0.46%
6 GENE Davis 0.43%
7 GENE Jones 0.38%
8 GENE Anderson 0.34%
9 GENE Thompson 0.32%
10 GENE Taylor 0.29%
11 GENE Martin 0.29%
12 GENE Wilson 0.28%
13 GENE Lee 0.27%
14 GENE Moore 0.24%
15 GENE Thomas 0.24%
16 GENE Hall 0.23%
17 GENE Hill 0.23%
18 GENE White 0.23%
19 GENE King 0.23%
20 GENE Clark 0.22%