Boys' name · since 1915

Gather

16 babies named Gather in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 1915. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#30,689 of 45,481
all-time among boys
16
born since 1915
1920s
peak decade

Gather sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 16 recorded since 1915.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gather has been recorded 16 times among boys since 1915, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1915 to 1929.

  • #30,689 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 16 born since 1915
  • 1920s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gather ranks #30,689 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 16 born since 1915, peaking in the 1920s.

#30,689 of 45,481
all-time among boys
16
born since 1915
1920s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Gather's 16 recorded births place it above 31.5% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Gather's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Gather's SSA record in two at 1924 and the more recent half accounts for 63% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 37%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1924, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1915 peak of 6, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Gather popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1915–1929

Last recorded 1929
Peak year (1915)
6
Annual births at peak, across 15 years of records
4.555.566.5 191519241929 5

Gather by decade

1920s is the heaviest window (10 births, 63% of the file).

1920s was Gather's strongest decade.

10 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 63% of all-time use.

Gather births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1920s at 10 births (63% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Gather? ▼
Since 1915, Social Security records show 16 babies named Gather. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #30,689 of 45,481 boys' names by total births. The most recent recorded year was 1929. Its busiest year on record was 1915, with 6 births.
Where does Gather sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gather ranks #30,689 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Gather most popular? ▼
Gather was most popular in the 1920s decade with 10 total births. The single peak year was 1915.
How long has the name Gather been used? ▼
Records for Gather go back to 1915, giving 15 years of history through 1929.
What names are similar to Gather? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Gatlin, Gates, Gatlyn, Gatsby, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Keep exploring Gather

Nearby Names Like Gather

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Gather

Gatlin Boy
#1027 4,471 births
Gates Boy
#4715 455 births
Gatlyn Boy
#11379 243 births
Gatsby Boy
#7537 152 births
Gatlen Boy
39 births

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Chatman
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Crawley
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Lurie
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Gather: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.

Data Sources

Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1915–1929 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Gather draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.