Recorded 1995–2008 Boys' name Peak 1995 17 births

Geric — boys' name

17 babies named Geric in U.S. Social Security records since 1995, with the highest year being 1995. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s62000s11
2000s
Peak decade

65% of everyone ever named Geric was born in this single decade.

1995
Single peak year

6 babies were named Geric in 1995 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Geric

The Social Security Administration has registered 17 babies named Geric between 1995 and 2008, spanning 14 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Geric currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2008. The name reached its historical peak in 1995, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Geric performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 11 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Geric shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Geric 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 17 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.

Geric at a glance

Last recorded 2008

Total births

17

Since 1995

14 years of records

Peak year

1995

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2008

Active since

1995

Recorded for 14 years

Last year on file: 2008

Geric popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2008–1995

Last recorded 2008
Peak year (1995)
6
Annual births at peak — across 14 years of records
4.555.566.5 200820001995 6

Geric by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
11 births that decade — 65% of Geric's all-time total
1990s62000s11

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Geric?
17 babies have been named Geric since 1995. It was last recorded in 2008. The peak year was 1995 with 6 births.
When was Geric most popular?
Geric was most popular in the 2000s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 1995.
How long has the name Geric been used?
Geric has been recorded in Social Security data since 1995, spanning 14 years of data through 2008.
What names are similar to Geric?
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, 1995–2008 (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.