Unisex name · since 1980
Ger
385 babies named Ger in U.S. Social Security records since 1980, with the highest year being 1991. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #9,220 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 385
- born since 1980
- 1990s
- peak decade
Ger is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 385 have been recorded since 1980.
Social Security Administration records show Ger recorded 385 times among boys since 1980, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1980 to 2006.
- #9,220 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 385 born since 1980
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ger ranks #9,220 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 385 born since 1980, peaking in the 1990s.
- #9,220 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 385
- born since 1980
- 1990s
- peak decade
Ger's 385 recorded births place it above 79.7% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
Ger's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Ger splits its recorded history at 1991: 56% of all births land in the more recent half, 44% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2001 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1991 peak of 33 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Ger popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1980–2006
- Peak year (1991)
- 33
- Annual births at peak, across 27 years of records
Ger popularity over time - girls
88 total births recorded since 1981 (Ger as girls' name)
Ger by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (226 births, 59% of the file).
1990s was Ger's strongest decade.
226 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 59% of all-time use.
Ger births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
138 births
- 1990s
1990s
226 births
- 2000s 21
2000s
21 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 226 births (59% of all-time use).
Ger by state
Where Ger concentrates geographically, total births since 1980
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 170 | 44.2% |
| #2 | Minnesota | | 51 | 13.2% |
| #3 | Wisconsin | | 25 | 6.5% |
170 of 385 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Ger's data
- Ger's decade-level peak was the 1990s (226 total births); usage has since declined to 21 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Gers (170 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 Ger: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1991)
Similar record span (~26 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, 1980–2006 (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 Ger 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.