Boys' name · since 1993
Gerber
93 babies named Gerber in U.S. Social Security records since 1993, with the highest year being 2007. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #17,878 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,629 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 93
- born since 1993
- 2000s
- peak decade
Gerber currently ranks #12629 among boys' names in America, with 93 babies recorded since 1993.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gerber has been recorded 93 times among boys since 1993, currently ranked #12629 nationally and more common than 9% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1993 to 2025.
- #17,878 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #12,629 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 93 born since 1993
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gerber ranks #17,878 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,629 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 93 born since 1993, peaking in the 2000s.
- #17,878 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,629 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 93
- born since 1993
- 2000s
- peak decade
Gerber's 93 recorded births place it above 60.58% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Gerber compares
93 25th 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
Gerber's all-time total is 75% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Gerber | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 93 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 12 | 34 | 22,252 |
Gerber's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Gerber's full recorded timeline at 2015, 42% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 58% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2000, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2007 peak of 12 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Gerber popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1993–2025
- Peak year (2007)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 33 years of records
Gerber by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (39 births, 42% of the file).
2000s was Gerber's strongest decade.
39 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Gerber births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 15
1990s
15 births
- 2000s
2000s
39 births
- 2010s 11
2010s
11 births
- 2020s
2020s
28 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 39 births (42% of all-time use).
Gerber by state
Where Gerber concentrates geographically, total births since 1993
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 5.4% |
5 of 93 births nationwide.
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What to do with Gerber's data
- Gerber's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (39 total births) through the 2020s (28) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Gerbers (5 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 Gerber: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2007)
Similar record span (~32 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, 1993–2025 (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 Gerber 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.