Total births
17
Girls' name · since 1964
Gerise
Gerise has 17 recorded births since 1964 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1966 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 17
- total births
- 1964–1969
- years on record
- 1960s
- peak decade
- 100%
- born in that decade
Gerise is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 17 have been recorded since 1964.
Gerise has 17 recorded births among girls since 1964, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1960s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1964 to 1969.
- 17 total births
- 1964–1969 years on record
- 1960s peak decade
- 100% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
17 girls have been named Gerise since 1964, peaking in the 1960s, last recorded in 1969.
- 17
- total births
- 1964–1969
- years on record
- 1960s
- peak decade
- 100%
- born in that decade
1960s
Peak decade
100% of everyone ever named Gerise was born in this single decade.
1966
Single peak year
7 babies were named Gerise in 1966 - its busiest year on record.
Gerise's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Gerise's full recorded timeline at 1966, 71% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 29% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1964, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1966 peak of 7 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Gerise at a glance
Last recorded 1969Peak year
1966
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1964
Gerise popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1964–1969
- Peak year (1966)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 6 years of records
Gerise by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1960s was Gerise's strongest decade.
17 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Gerise births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s
1960s
17 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 17 births (100% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Gerise? ▼
Since 1964, Social Security records show 17 babies named Gerise. The most recent recorded year was 1969. Its busiest year on record was 1966, with 7 births.
When was Gerise most popular? ▼
Gerise was most popular in the 1960s decade with 17 total births. The single peak year was 1966.
How long has the name Gerise been used? ▼
Records for Gerise go back to 1964, giving 6 years of history through 1969.
What names are similar to Gerise? ▼
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.
Keep exploring Gerise
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1964–1969 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Gerise: Baby Name Since 1964 - 17 Births, Peak 1966." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/gerise. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Gerise 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 July 2026.