Recorded 1991–2008 Boys' name Peak 1991 15 births

Geren — boys' name

15 babies named Geren in U.S. Social Security records since 1991, with the highest year being 1991. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s52000s10
2000s
Peak decade

67% of everyone ever named Geren was born in this single decade.

1991
Single peak year

5 babies were named Geren in 1991 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Geren

The Social Security Administration has registered 15 babies named Geren between 1991 and 2008, spanning 18 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Geren currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2008. The name reached its historical peak in 1991, when 5 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Geren performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 10 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Geren shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Geren 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 15 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.

Geren at a glance

Last recorded 2008

Total births

15

Since 1991

18 years of records

Peak year

1991

5 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2008

Active since

1991

Recorded for 18 years

Last year on file: 2008

Geren popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2008–1991

Last recorded 2008
Peak year (1991)
5
Annual births at peak — across 18 years of records
5 200820071991 5

Geren by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
10 births that decade — 67% of Geren's all-time total
1990s52000s10

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Geren?
15 babies have been named Geren since 1991. It was last recorded in 2008. The peak year was 1991 with 5 births.
When was Geren most popular?
Geren was most popular in the 2000s decade with 10 total births. The single peak year was 1991.
How long has the name Geren been used?
Geren has been recorded in Social Security data since 1991, spanning 18 years of data through 2008.
What names are similar to Geren?
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, 1991–2008 (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.