Recorded 1951–2000 Boys' name Peak 1981 295 births

Gerod — boys' name

295 babies named Gerod in U.S. Social Security records since 1951, with the highest year being 1981. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s61960s161970s881980s1051990s742000s6
1980s
Peak decade

36% of everyone ever named Gerod was born in this single decade.

1981
Single peak year

14 babies were named Gerod in 1981 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Gerod

The Social Security Administration has registered 295 babies named Gerod between 1951 and 2000, spanning 50 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Gerod currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2000. The name reached its historical peak in 1981, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Gerod performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 105 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Gerod shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Gerod 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 295 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.

Gerod at a glance

Last recorded 2000

Total births

295

Since 1951

50 years of records

Peak year

1981

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2000

Active since

1951

Recorded for 50 years

Last year on file: 2000

Gerod popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2000–1951

Last recorded 2000
Peak year (1981)
14
Annual births at peak — across 50 years of records
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Gerod by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
105 births that decade — 36% of Gerod's all-time total
1950s61960s161970s881980s1051990s742000s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Gerod?
295 babies have been named Gerod since 1951. It was last recorded in 2000. The peak year was 1981 with 14 births.
When was Gerod most popular?
Gerod was most popular in the 1980s decade with 105 total births. The single peak year was 1981.
How long has the name Gerod been used?
Gerod has been recorded in Social Security data since 1951, spanning 50 years of data through 2000.
What names are similar to Gerod?
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, 1951–2000 (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.