Recorded 1981–1992 Unisex name Peak 1991 51 births

Ge — boys' name

51 babies named Ge in U.S. Social Security records since 1981, with the highest year being 1991. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s361990s15
1980s
Peak decade

71% of everyone ever named Ge was born in this single decade.

1991
Single peak year

10 babies were named Ge in 1991 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ge

The Social Security Administration has registered 51 babies named Ge between 1981 and 1992, spanning 12 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Ge currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1992. The name reached its historical peak in 1991, when 10 babies received it in a single year. Ge is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 5 additional births since 1989.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ge performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 36 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Ge shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 10 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Ge in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ge in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 51 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Ge at a glance

Last recorded 1992

Total births

51

Since 1981

12 years of records

Peak year

1991

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1992

Active since

1981

Recorded for 12 years

Last year on file: 1992

Ge popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1992–1981

Last recorded 1992
Peak year (1991)
10
Annual births at peak — across 12 years of records
4681012 19921991198819871986198419831981 6

Ge popularity over time — girls

5 total births recorded since 1989 (Ge as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 5 births
5 1989 5

Ge by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
36 births that decade — 71% of Ge's all-time total
1980s361990s15

Ge by state

Where Ge concentrates geographically — total births since 1981

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Ge
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
10 19.6%
California share of Ge's total US births 19.6%

10 of 51 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ge?
51 babies have been named Ge since 1981. It was last recorded in 1992. The peak year was 1991 with 10 births.
When was Ge most popular?
Ge was most popular in the 1980s decade with 36 total births. The single peak year was 1991.
Where is Ge most popular?
The top states for the name Ge are California (10 births).
Is Ge a unisex name?
Yes, Ge is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 51 births, and as a girl's name it has 5 births.
How long has the name Ge been used?
Ge has been recorded in Social Security data since 1981, spanning 12 years of data through 1992.
What names are similar to Ge?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include George, Gerald, Gene, Gerard, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1981–1992 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.