Recorded 1978–2000 Boys' name Peak 1978 39 births

Gered — boys' name

39 babies named Gered in U.S. Social Security records since 1978, with the highest year being 1978. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s141980s202000s5
1980s
Peak decade

51% of everyone ever named Gered was born in this single decade.

1978
Single peak year

8 babies were named Gered in 1978 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Gered

The Social Security Administration has registered 39 babies named Gered between 1978 and 2000, spanning 23 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Gered currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2000. The name reached its historical peak in 1978, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Gered performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 20 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Gered shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Gered 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 39 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.

Gered at a glance

Last recorded 2000

Total births

39

Since 1978

23 years of records

Peak year

1978

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2000

Active since

1978

Recorded for 23 years

Last year on file: 2000

Gered popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2000–1978

Last recorded 2000
Peak year (1978)
8
Annual births at peak — across 23 years of records
456789 2000198619841983198219791978 8

Gered by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
20 births that decade — 51% of Gered's all-time total
1970s141980s202000s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Gered?
39 babies have been named Gered since 1978. It was last recorded in 2000. The peak year was 1978 with 8 births.
When was Gered most popular?
Gered was most popular in the 1980s decade with 20 total births. The single peak year was 1978.
How long has the name Gered been used?
Gered has been recorded in Social Security data since 1978, spanning 23 years of data through 2000.
What names are similar to Gered?
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, 1978–2000 (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.