unisex name
Elgene
- Gender Unisex
- Letters 6
- Births on record 118
Elgene is a unisex name. It is given to both girls and boys — about 59% of recorded births with this name are girls. In 1944 it was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
- Peaked in 1927, when 12 babies were given the name.
- It has largely dropped out of use.
- First appears in US birth records in 1918.
Elgene over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1910s to 1940s. The striped bar is the 1940s, still in progress — it covers 1940 to 1944, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1910s | 7 |
| 1920s | 60 |
| 1930s | 39 |
| 1940s (to 1944) | 12 |
How popular is Elgene?
In 1944, Elgene was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Elgene
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
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Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Elgene over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Elgene
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Elgene — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Elgene
How popular is the name Elgene?
In 1944, Elgene was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
Is Elgene a girl's or a boy's name?
Elgene is used for both girls and boys. About 59% of recorded births with this name are girls.
When was Elgene most popular?
Elgene peaked in 1927, when 12 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.