Boys' name · since 1944
Gehrig
Since 1944, U.S. Social Security records show 698 babies named Gehrig, peaking in 2003. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #6,454 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 698
- born since 1944
- 2000s
- peak decade
Gehrig is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 698 have been recorded since 1944.
Gehrig has 698 recorded births among boys since 1944, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1944 to 2022.
- #6,454 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 698 born since 1944
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gehrig ranks #6,454 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 698 born since 1944, peaking in the 2000s.
- #6,454 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 698
- born since 1944
- 2000s
- peak decade
Gehrig's 698 recorded births place it above 85.8% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Gehrig's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Gehrig splits its recorded history at 2004: 59% of all births land in the more recent half, 41% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1944 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2003 peak of 43 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Gehrig popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1944–2022
- Peak year (2003)
- 43
- Annual births at peak, across 79 years of records
Gehrig by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (324 births, 46% of the file).
2000s was Gehrig's strongest decade.
324 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.
Gehrig births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
- 1950s 16
1950s
16 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s 128
1990s
128 births
- 2000s
2000s
324 births
- 2010s
2010s
198 births
- 2020s 22
2020s
22 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 324 births (46% of all-time use).
How Gehrig compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Gehrig's total volume
Gehrig by state
Where Gehrig concentrates geographically, total births since 1944
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 27 | 3.9% |
| #2 | New York | | 18 | 2.6% |
| #3 | California | | 17 | 2.4% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 6 | 0.9% |
27 of 698 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Gehrig's data
- Gehrig's decade-level peak was the 2000s (324 total births); usage has since declined to 22 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Gehrigs (27 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
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 Gehrig: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2003)
Similar record span (~78 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, 1944–2022 (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 Gehrig 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.