Recorded 1956–1976 Girls' name Peak 1960 22 births

Gerie — girls' name

22 babies named Gerie in U.S. Social Security records since 1956, with the highest year being 1960. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s51960s121970s5
1960s
Peak decade

55% of everyone ever named Gerie was born in this single decade.

1960
Single peak year

7 babies were named Gerie in 1960 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Gerie

The Social Security Administration has registered 22 babies named Gerie between 1956 and 1976, spanning 21 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Gerie currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1976. The name reached its historical peak in 1960, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Gerie performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 12 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Gerie shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Gerie 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 22 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.

Gerie at a glance

Last recorded 1976

Total births

22

Since 1956

21 years of records

Peak year

1960

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1976

Active since

1956

Recorded for 21 years

Last year on file: 1976

Gerie popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1976–1956

Last recorded 1976
Peak year (1960)
7
Annual births at peak — across 21 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 1976196319601956 5

Gerie by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
12 births that decade — 55% of Gerie's all-time total
1950s51960s121970s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Gerie?
22 babies have been named Gerie since 1956. It was last recorded in 1976. The peak year was 1960 with 7 births.
When was Gerie most popular?
Gerie was most popular in the 1960s decade with 12 total births. The single peak year was 1960.
How long has the name Gerie been used?
Gerie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1956, spanning 21 years of data through 1976.
What names are similar to Gerie?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Geraldine, Gertrude, Gertie, Geri, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1956–1976 (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.