Girls' name · since 1988
Gerika
Since 1988, U.S. Social Security records show 29 babies named Gerika, peaking in 1988. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #41,285 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 29
- born since 1988
- 1990s
- peak decade
Gerika is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 29 have been recorded since 1988.
Social Security Administration records show Gerika recorded 29 times among girls since 1988, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1988 to 1995.
- #41,285 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 29 born since 1988
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gerika ranks #41,285 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 29 born since 1988, peaking in the 1990s.
- #41,285 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 29
- born since 1988
- 1990s
- peak decade
Gerika's 29 recorded births place it above 42.52% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Gerika's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Gerika's SSA record in two at 1992 and the more recent half accounts for 59% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 41%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1989, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1988 peak of 7, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Gerika popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1988–1995
- Peak year (1988)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 8 years of records
Gerika by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (17 births, 59% of the file).
1990s was Gerika's strongest decade.
17 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 59% of all-time use.
Gerika births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
12 births
- 1990s
1990s
17 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 17 births (59% of all-time use).
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Gerika: 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 (~7 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, 1988–1995 (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 Gerika 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.