Recorded 1979–2020 Boys' name Peak 1982 185 births

Geddy — boys' name

185 babies named Geddy in U.S. Social Security records since 1979, with the highest year being 1982. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s51980s451990s862000s342010s102020s5
1990s
Peak decade

46% of everyone ever named Geddy was born in this single decade.

1982
Single peak year

14 babies were named Geddy in 1982 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Geddy

The Social Security Administration has registered 185 babies named Geddy between 1979 and 2020, spanning 42 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Geddy currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2020. The name reached its historical peak in 1982, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Geddy performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 86 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Geddy shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Geddy in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Geddy 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 185 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.

Geddy at a glance

Last recorded 2020

Total births

185

Since 1979

42 years of records

Peak year

1982

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2020

Active since

1979

Recorded for 42 years

Last year on file: 2020

Geddy popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2020–1979

Last recorded 2020
Peak year (1982)
14
Annual births at peak — across 42 years of records
46810121416 202020092006199919951992198819841979 5

Geddy by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
86 births that decade — 46% of Geddy's all-time total
1970s51980s451990s862000s342010s102020s5

Geddy by state

Where Geddy concentrates geographically — total births since 1979

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Geddy
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
6 3.2%
California share of Geddy's total US births 3.2%

6 of 185 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Geddy?
185 babies have been named Geddy since 1979. It was last recorded in 2020. The peak year was 1982 with 14 births.
When was Geddy most popular?
Geddy was most popular in the 1990s decade with 86 total births. The single peak year was 1982.
Where is Geddy most popular?
The top states for the name Geddy are California (6 births).
How long has the name Geddy been used?
Geddy has been recorded in Social Security data since 1979, spanning 42 years of data through 2020.
What names are similar to Geddy?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Gedalya, Gedeon, Gedalia, Gediz, and 2 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, 1979–2020 (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.