Boys' name · since 1979
Geddy
Geddy has 185 recorded births since 1979 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1982 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #13,432 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 185
- born since 1979
- 1990s
- peak decade
Geddy is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 185 have been recorded since 1979.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Geddy has been recorded 185 times among boys since 1979, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1979 to 2020.
- #13,432 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 185 born since 1979
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Geddy ranks #13,432 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 185 born since 1979, peaking in the 1990s.
- #13,432 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 185
- born since 1979
- 1990s
- peak decade
Geddy's 185 recorded births place it above 70.41% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Geddy's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Geddy splits its recorded history at 1996: 37% of all births land in the more recent half, 63% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1979 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1982 peak of 14 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Geddy popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1979–2020
- Peak year (1982)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 42 years of records
Geddy by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (86 births, 46% of the file).
1990s was Geddy's strongest decade.
86 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.
Geddy births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s
1980s
45 births
- 1990s
1990s
86 births
- 2000s 34
2000s
34 births
- 2010s 10
2010s
10 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 86 births (46% of all-time use).
Geddy by state
Where Geddy concentrates geographically, total births since 1979
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 6 | 3.2% |
6 of 185 births nationwide.
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What to do with Geddy's data
- Geddy's decade-level peak was the 1990s (86 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Geddys (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Geddy: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1982)
Similar record span (~41 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, 1979–2020 (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 Geddy 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.