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.
- #5648
- among boys today
- 114
- born since 2018
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 60%
- more common than other boys
Yes -- Geralt is the #5648 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 #5648 nationally today, ahead of 60% 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.
- #5648 among boys today
- 114 born since 2018
- 2020s peak decade
- 60% more common than other boys
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Geralt is currently the #5648 boys' name in America, more common than 60% of boys - 114 born since 2018, peaking in the 2020s.
- #5648
- among boys today
- 114
- born since 2018
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 60%
- more common than other boys
Geralt vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
More common than 60% of names given to boys today.
96% of everyone ever named Geralt was born in this single decade.
29 babies were named Geralt in 2022 - its busiest year on record.
How Geralt compares
114 28th percentile among 14,294 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 (Elchonon) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 114 | 367 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 29 | 23 | 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 at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
Current rank
Active since
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
Currently ranks #5648 among boys.
114 total births across 8 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2022 with 29 births in a single year.
Geralt by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
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 decade highlights
- Peak decade 109 births
- Runner-up 5 births
- Decades tracked with recorded births
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.
Top 5 states
- California 5.3% of nationwide
Recorded in 1 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
California accounts for 5.3% of all recorded births nationwide - a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
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What to do with Geralt's data
- California records the most Geralts (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
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Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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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, 2018–2025 (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. "Geralt: #5648 Boys' Name - 114 Births, Peak 2022." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/geralt. 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 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 June 2026.
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