Is Gean a boy or girl name?

Gean is a unisex name. Of the 1,234 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 54.3% were girls and 45.7% were boys. It changed hands in 1937, and has gone mainly to boys since.

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Gean

Recorded 1910–2025 · United States

Gean was most popular in 1932, when 48 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,867 that year. In 2025 it ranked #24,763, with 5 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,234 people named Gean.

Gean over time

Births per year. The dot marks Gean’s peak in 1932. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Gean a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Gean is a unisex name — 54.3% of the 1,234 Americans given it were girls and 45.7% were boys. It changed hands: since 1937 it has gone mainly to boys, having gone mainly to girls before that. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org