Total births
39
Boys' name · since 1978
Gered
Gered has 39 recorded births since 1978 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1978 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 39
- total births
- 1978–2000
- years on record
- 1980s
- peak decade
- 51%
- born in that decade
Gered is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 39 have been recorded since 1978.
Gered has 39 recorded births among boys since 1978, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1978 to 2000.
- 39 total births
- 1978–2000 years on record
- 1980s peak decade
- 51% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
39 boys have been named Gered since 1978, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 2000.
- 39
- total births
- 1978–2000
- years on record
- 1980s
- peak decade
- 51%
- born in that decade
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.
Gered's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Gered splits its recorded history at 1983: 51% of all births land in the more recent half, 49% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1982 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1978 peak of 8 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Gered at a glance
Last recorded 2000Peak year
1978
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1978
Gered popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1978–2000
- Peak year (1978)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 23 years of records
Gered by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1980s was Gered's strongest decade.
20 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 51% of all-time use.
Gered births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
14 births
- 1980s
1980s
20 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 20 births (51% of all-time use).
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.
What to do with Gered's data
- Gered's decade-level peak was the 1980s (20 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Gered
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Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Gered
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1978–2000 (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. "Gered: Baby Name Since 1978 - 39 Births, Peak 1978." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/gered. 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 Gered 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 July 2026.