Girls' name · since 1986
Gerica
Since 1986, U.S. Social Security records show 132 babies named Gerica, peaking in 1988. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #24,101 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 132
- born since 1986
- 1990s
- peak decade
132 girls have been named Gerica since 1986, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gerica has been recorded 132 times among girls since 1986, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1986 to 1999.
- #24,101 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 132 born since 1986
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gerica ranks #24,101 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 132 born since 1986, peaking in the 1990s.
- #24,101 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 132
- born since 1986
- 1990s
- peak decade
Gerica's 132 recorded births place it above 66.61% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Gerica's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Gerica's SSA record in two at 1993 and the more recent half accounts for 45% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 55%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1986, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1988 peak of 17, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Gerica popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1986–1999
- Peak year (1988)
- 17
- Annual births at peak, across 14 years of records
Gerica by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (88 births, 67% of the file).
1990s was Gerica's strongest decade.
88 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 67% of all-time use.
Gerica births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
44 births
- 1990s
1990s
88 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 88 births (67% of all-time use).
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Gerica: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1988)
Similar record span (~13 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, 1986–1999 (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 Gerica 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.