Boys' name · since 1972
Gerasimos
Since 1972, U.S. Social Security records show 198 babies named Gerasimos, peaking in 1979. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #13,022 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 198
- born since 1972
- 1970s
- peak decade
198 boys have been named Gerasimos since 1972, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gerasimos has been recorded 198 times among boys since 1972, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1972 to 2013.
- #13,022 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 198 born since 1972
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gerasimos ranks #13,022 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 198 born since 1972, peaking in the 1970s.
- #13,022 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 198
- born since 1972
- 1970s
- peak decade
Gerasimos's 198 recorded births place it above 71.31% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Gerasimos's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Gerasimos splits its recorded history at 1984: 43% of all births land in the more recent half, 57% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1983 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1979 peak of 14 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Gerasimos popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1972–2013
- Peak year (1979)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 42 years of records
Gerasimos by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (81 births, 41% of the file).
1970s was Gerasimos's strongest decade.
81 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Gerasimos births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
81 births
- 1980s
1980s
52 births
- 1990s 32
1990s
32 births
- 2000s 22
2000s
22 births
- 2010s 11
2010s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 81 births (41% of all-time use).
Gerasimos by state
Where Gerasimos concentrates geographically, total births since 1972
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 69 | 34.8% |
69 of 198 births nationwide.
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What to do with Gerasimos's data
- Gerasimos's decade-level peak was the 1970s (81 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Gerasimoss (69 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Gerasimos: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1979)
Similar record span (~41 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, 1972–2013 (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 Gerasimos 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.