Boys' name · since 2018
Geralt
Geralt has 114 recorded births since 2018 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2022 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #16,544 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,171 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 114
- born since 2018
- 2020s
- peak decade
Yes -- Geralt is the #8171 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 114 recorded since 2018.
Social Security Administration records show Geralt recorded 114 times among boys since 2018, holding rank #8171 nationally today, ahead of 41% of boys, 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 2018 to 2025.
- #16,544 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #8,171 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 114 born since 2018
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Geralt ranks #16,544 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,171 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 114 born since 2018, peaking in the 2020s.
- #16,544 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,171 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 114
- born since 2018
- 2020s
- peak decade
Geralt's 114 recorded births place it above 63.54% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Geralt compares
114 28th percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Geralt's all-time total is 69% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Geralt | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 114 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 29 | 34 | 22,252 |
Geralt's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Geralt's full recorded timeline at 2022, 64% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 36% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2018, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2022 peak of 29 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Geralt popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2018–2025
- Peak year (2022)
- 29
- Annual births at peak, across 8 years of records
Geralt by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (109 births, 96% of the file).
2020s was Geralt's strongest decade.
109 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 96% of all-time use.
Geralt births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
- 2020s
2020s
109 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 109 births (96% of all-time use).
Geralt by state
Where Geralt concentrates geographically, total births since 2018
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 6 | 5.3% |
6 of 114 births nationwide.
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- California records the most Geralts (6 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Geralt: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2022)
Similar record span (~7 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, 2018–2025 (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 Geralt 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.