Unisex name · since 1910
Gean
Since 1910, U.S. Social Security records show 670 babies named Gean, peaking in 1932. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #9,808 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 670
- born since 1910
- 1920s
- peak decade
Gean is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 670 have been recorded since 1910.
Social Security Administration records show Gean recorded 670 times among girls since 1910, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1910 to 1971.
- #9,808 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 670 born since 1910
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gean ranks #9,808 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 670 born since 1910, peaking in the 1920s.
- #9,808 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 670
- born since 1910
- 1920s
- peak decade
Gean's 670 recorded births place it above 86.43% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Gean's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Gean's SSA record in two at 1939 and the more recent half accounts for 37% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 63%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1914, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1932 peak of 26, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Gean popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1910–1971
- Peak year (1932)
- 26
- Annual births at peak, across 62 years of records
Gean popularity over time - boys
564 total births recorded since 1914 (Gean as boys' name)
Gean by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (187 births, 28% of the file).
1920s was Gean's strongest decade.
187 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.
Gean births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
80 births
- 1920s
1920s
187 births
- 1930s
1930s
172 births
- 1940s
1940s
115 births
- 1950s
1950s
81 births
- 1960s 29
1960s
29 births
- 1970s 6
1970s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 187 births (28% of all-time use).
How Gean compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Gean's total volume
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What to do with Gean's data
- Gean's decade-level peak was the 1920s (187 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 1970s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Gean: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1932)
Similar record span (~61 yrs)
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, 1910–1971 (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 Gean 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.