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Gen
Gen (げん) is a Japanese name for boys. Its best-known spelling is 玄, 玄 dark. It is popular today and has reached No. 72 in 2019.
げん · げん · ゲン
Ways to write Gen
The same sound can be written with different kanji, and each choice changes the meaning. These are the spellings that have appeared in Japan's yearly baby name rankings, most popular first.
玄
玄dark, profound
Boy, best No. 72 (2019)源
源source, origin
Boy, best No. 82 (2023)元
元origin
Boy, best No. 85 (2009)Popularity in Japan
Where the most popular spelling of Gen has ranked among baby names each year. Its best year was 2019, at No. 72.
Show the numbers
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2023 | No. 82 |
| 2019 | No. 72 |
| 2009 | No. 85 |
Source: Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance yearly baby name survey. It covers the top 10 names each year from 1912 to 2003, and the top 100 names and top 50 readings from 2004.
Famous people named Gen
Gen Hoshino 源Japanese singer-songwriter, actor, writer, radio personality
Gen Urobuchi 玄Japanese writer of visual novels, light novels, and anime
Gen Nakatani 元Japanese politician
From Wikidata: notable Japanese people with this given name.