Recorded 1980–2003 Boys' name Peak 1993 77 births

Geran — boys' name

77 babies named Geran in U.S. Social Security records since 1980, with the highest year being 1993. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s171990s432000s17
1990s
Peak decade

56% of everyone ever named Geran was born in this single decade.

1993
Single peak year

8 babies were named Geran in 1993 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Geran

The Social Security Administration has registered 77 babies named Geran between 1980 and 2003, spanning 24 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Geran currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2003. The name reached its historical peak in 1993, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Geran performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 43 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Geran shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Geran in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 77 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Geran at a glance

Last recorded 2003

Total births

77

Since 1980

24 years of records

Peak year

1993

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2003

Active since

1980

Recorded for 24 years

Last year on file: 2003

Geran popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2003–1980

Last recorded 2003
Peak year (1993)
8
Annual births at peak — across 24 years of records
456789 2003200019971993199119891980 5

Geran by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
43 births that decade — 56% of Geran's all-time total
1980s171990s432000s17

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Geran?
77 babies have been named Geran since 1980. It was last recorded in 2003. The peak year was 1993 with 8 births.
When was Geran most popular?
Geran was most popular in the 1990s decade with 43 total births. The single peak year was 1993.
How long has the name Geran been used?
Geran has been recorded in Social Security data since 1980, spanning 24 years of data through 2003.
What names are similar to Geran?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Gerald, Gerard, Gerardo, Gerry, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1980–2003 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.