Is General a boy or girl name?
General was a boy name in the US. Across 1880–2024, 0% of the 4,025 US babies named General were girls. Fewer than 10 babies were given the name in 2024.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #10,195
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named General since 1880
- 4,025
- Most popular year
- 1918
- 105 babies
Boys and girls named General, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 290 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 278 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 229 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 575 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 698 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 505 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 473 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 289 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 181 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 126 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 72 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 74 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 77 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 113 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 45 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 7 | #10,195 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 11 | #7,428 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 7 | #10,152 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 7 | #10,074 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 13 | #6,408 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 11 | #7,321 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 6 | #11,235 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 11 | #7,252 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 13 | #6,468 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 13 | #6,453 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 10 | #7,745 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 17 | #5,245 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 9 | #8,388 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 15 | #5,759 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 8 | #9,071 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 8 | #9,269 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 10 | #7,880 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 9 | #8,419 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 8 | #8,984 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 8 | #8,544 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 10 | #7,160 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 7 | #8,760 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 8 | #7,791 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 9 | #7,021 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 5 | #10,473 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 7 | #7,560 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 5 | #9,501 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 8 | #6,596 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 8 | #6,574 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 13 | #4,540 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 8 | #6,328 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 7 | #6,778 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 13 | #4,252 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 9 | #4,928 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 9 | #4,692 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 6 | #6,207 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 7 | #5,352 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 11 | #3,783 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 8 | #4,646 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 9 | #4,351 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 5 | #6,621 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 8 | #4,651 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 13 | #3,231 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 12 | #3,278 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 11 | #3,463 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 8 | #4,148 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 7 | #4,487 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 17 | #2,393 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 15 | #2,546 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 15 | #2,467 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 15 | #2,490 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 13 | #2,667 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 19 | #1,932 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 14 | #2,241 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 14 | #2,184 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 21 | #1,700 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 16 | #2,019 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 18 | #1,926 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 21 | #1,757 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 21 | #1,777 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 16 | #2,091 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 21 | #1,788 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 17 | #2,004 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 21 | #1,745 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 24 | #1,648 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 22 | #1,692 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 23 | #1,627 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 34 | #1,298 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 40 | #1,175 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 27 | #1,473 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 39 | #1,159 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 42 | #1,092 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 37 | #1,170 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 45 | #1,051 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 45 | #1,085 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 48 | #972 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 52 | #866 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 45 | #968 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 60 | #861 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 54 | #902 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 34 | #1,139 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 53 | #864 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 45 | #937 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 49 | #901 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 41 | #994 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 51 | #855 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 51 | #887 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 59 | #815 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 60 | #790 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 51 | #905 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 53 | #881 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 45 | #1,027 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 45 | #1,018 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 57 | #884 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 81 | #722 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 64 | #825 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 63 | #837 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 57 | #929 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 70 | #796 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 79 | #743 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 91 | #679 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 91 | #668 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 99 | #610 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 105 | #597 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 81 | #665 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 63 | #775 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 60 | #778 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 41 | #845 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 39 | #750 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 39 | #683 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 16 | #844 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 32 | #494 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 33 | #440 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 27 | #479 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 24 | #478 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 19 | #529 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 24 | #454 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 23 | #446 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 15 | #586 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 16 | #544 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 15 | #513 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 33 | #387 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 28 | #340 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 38 | #309 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 18 | #463 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 35 | #318 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 20 | #444 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 26 | #361 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 29 | #325 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 33 | #322 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 27 | #327 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 24 | #363 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 34 | #290 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 31 | #327 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 27 | #322 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 23 | #360 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 36 | #280 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 25 | #353 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 25 | #334 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 33 | #301 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 24 | #337 | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 32 | #295 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, General reached #280 in 1885. It has never been ranked as a girl name. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1910s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like General
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.