Unisex name · since 1880
Gee
Gee has 64 recorded births since 1880 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1992 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #20,428 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 64
- born since 1880
- 1880s
- peak decade
Gee sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 64 recorded since 1880.
Social Security Administration records show Gee recorded 64 times among boys since 1880, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1880s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 1997.
- #20,428 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 64 born since 1880
- 1880s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gee ranks #20,428 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 64 born since 1880, peaking in the 1880s.
- #20,428 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 64
- born since 1880
- 1880s
- peak decade
Gee's 64 recorded births place it above 54.91% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Gee's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Gee's SSA record in two at 1920 and the more recent half accounts for 55% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 45%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1880, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1992 peak of 8, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Gee popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–1997
- Peak year (1992)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 118 years of records
Gee popularity over time - girls
17 total births recorded since 1948 (Gee as girls' name)
Gee by decade
1880s is the heaviest window (24 births, 38% of the file).
1880s was Gee's strongest decade.
24 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Gee births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s
1880s
24 births
- 1910s 5
1910s
5 births
- 1920s
1920s
16 births
- 1980s 6
1980s
6 births
- 1990s
1990s
13 births
What this shows Peak: 1880s at 24 births (38% of all-time use).
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- Gee's usage has stayed within range of its 1880s decade-level peak (24 total births) through the 1990s (13) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Gee: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1992)
Similar record span (~117 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, 1880–1997 (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 Gee 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.