General is a distinctive boys' name in United States, ranking #8388 in 2012 with 9 recorded births. This places General in the bottom 41% of ranked US boys' names for the year. Its actual usage is classified as Rare. The name reached its all-time peak in 2013 with 17 births ranking #5245. Since 1996, the popularity has increased by 80.0%. In 2012, approximately 1 in every 210,736 boys born was named General. STABLE Recent data shows the name is currently stable.