Boys' name · since 1978
Gerell
136 babies named Gerell in U.S. Social Security records since 1978, with the highest year being 1992. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #15,403 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 136
- born since 1978
- 1980s
- peak decade
Gerell sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 136 recorded since 1978.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gerell has been recorded 136 times among boys since 1978, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1978 to 2007.
- #15,403 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 136 born since 1978
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gerell ranks #15,403 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 136 born since 1978, peaking in the 1980s.
- #15,403 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 136
- born since 1978
- 1980s
- peak decade
Gerell's 136 recorded births place it above 66.04% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Gerell's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Gerell splits its recorded history at 1992: 54% of all births land in the more recent half, 46% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1981 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1992 peak of 13 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Gerell popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1978–2007
- Peak year (1992)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 30 years of records
Gerell by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (49 births, 36% of the file).
1980s was Gerell's strongest decade.
49 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Gerell births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 6
1970s
6 births
- 1980s
1980s
49 births
- 1990s
1990s
48 births
- 2000s
2000s
33 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 49 births (36% of all-time use).
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- Gerell's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (49 total births) through the 2000s (33) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Gerell: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1992)
Similar record span (~29 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, 1978–2007 (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 Gerell 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.