Total births
21
Unisex name · since 2002
Gefen
21 babies named Gefen in U.S. Social Security records since 2002, with the highest year being 2025. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 21
- total births
- 2002–2025
- years on record
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 52%
- born in that decade
21 girls have been named Gefen since 2002, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Gefen recorded 21 times among girls since 2002, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2002 to 2025.
- 21 total births
- 2002–2025 years on record
- 2020s peak decade
- 52% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
21 girls have been named Gefen since 2002, peaking in the 2020s, last recorded in 2025.
- 21
- total births
- 2002–2025
- years on record
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 52%
- born in that decade
2020s
Peak decade
52% of everyone ever named Gefen was born in this single decade.
2025
Single peak year
6 babies were named Gefen in 2025 - its busiest year on record.
Gefen's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Gefen's full recorded timeline at 2021, 52% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 48% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2002, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2025 peak of 6 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Gefen at a glance
Last recorded 2025Peak year
2025
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
2002
Gefen popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2002–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 24 years of records
Gefen popularity over time - boys
5 total births recorded since 2023 (Gefen as boys' name)
Gefen by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Gefen's strongest decade.
11 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 52% of all-time use.
Gefen births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
10 births
- 2020s
2020s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 11 births (52% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Gefen? ▼
21 babies have been named Gefen since 2002. It was last recorded in 2025. The peak year was 2025 with 6 births.
When was Gefen most popular? ▼
Gefen was most popular in the 2020s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 2025.
Is Gefen a unisex name? ▼
Yes, Gefen is used for both boys and girls. As a girl's name it has 21 births, and as a boy's name it has 5 births.
How long has the name Gefen been used? ▼
Gefen has been recorded in Social Security data since 2002, spanning 24 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Gefen? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Geffen. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 2002–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Gefen: Baby Name Since 2002 - 21 Births, Peak 2025." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/gefen. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Gefen 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 June 2026.