Boys' name · since 1912
Gerhart
Since 1912, U.S. Social Security records show 201 babies named Gerhart, peaking in 1915. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #12,917 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 201
- born since 1912
- 1910s
- peak decade
Gerhart sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 201 recorded since 1912.
Gerhart has 201 recorded births among boys since 1912, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1910s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1912 to 1963.
- #12,917 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 201 born since 1912
- 1910s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gerhart ranks #12,917 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 201 born since 1912, peaking in the 1910s.
- #12,917 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 201
- born since 1912
- 1910s
- peak decade
Gerhart's 201 recorded births place it above 71.55% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Wisconsin.
Gerhart's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Gerhart's full recorded timeline at 1925, 46% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 54% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1921, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1915 peak of 14 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Gerhart popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1912–1963
- Peak year (1915)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 52 years of records
Gerhart by decade
1910s is the heaviest window (74 births, 37% of the file).
1910s was Gerhart's strongest decade.
74 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.
Gerhart births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
74 births
- 1920s
1920s
71 births
- 1930s
1930s
35 births
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
- 1950s 6
1950s
6 births
- 1960s 10
1960s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 74 births (37% of all-time use).
Gerhart by state
Where Gerhart concentrates geographically, total births since 1912
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Wisconsin | | 5 | 2.5% |
5 of 201 births nationwide.
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What to do with Gerhart's data
- Gerhart's decade-level peak was the 1910s (74 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 1960s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Wisconsin records the most Gerharts (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Wisconsin names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Gerhart: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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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, 1912–1963 (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 Gerhart 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.