Recorded 1980–1982 Boys' name Peak 1980 11 births

Gerid — boys' name

11 babies named Gerid in U.S. Social Security records since 1980, with the highest year being 1980. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s11
1980s
Peak decade

100% of everyone ever named Gerid was born in this single decade.

1980
Single peak year

6 babies were named Gerid in 1980 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Gerid

The Social Security Administration has registered 11 babies named Gerid between 1980 and 1982, spanning 3 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Gerid currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1982. The name reached its historical peak in 1980, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Gerid performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 11 births during that ten-year window.

No etymological entry is currently available for Gerid 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 11 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.

Gerid at a glance

Last recorded 1982

Total births

11

Since 1980

3 years of records

Peak year

1980

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1982

Active since

1980

Recorded for 3 years

Last year on file: 1982

Gerid popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1982–1980

Last recorded 1982
Peak year (1980)
6
Annual births at peak — across 3 years of records
4.555.566.5 19821980 6

Gerid by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
11 births that decade — 100% of Gerid's all-time total
1980s11

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Gerid?
11 babies have been named Gerid since 1980. It was last recorded in 1982. The peak year was 1980 with 6 births.
When was Gerid most popular?
Gerid was most popular in the 1980s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 1980.
How long has the name Gerid been used?
Gerid has been recorded in Social Security data since 1980, spanning 3 years of data through 1982.
What names are similar to Gerid?
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, 1980–1982 (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.