Boys' name · since 1951
Gerod
Gerod has 295 recorded births since 1951 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1981 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #10,679 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 295
- born since 1951
- 1980s
- peak decade
295 boys have been named Gerod since 1951, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gerod has been recorded 295 times among boys since 1951, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1951 to 2000.
- #10,679 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 295 born since 1951
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gerod ranks #10,679 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 295 born since 1951, peaking in the 1980s.
- #10,679 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 295
- born since 1951
- 1980s
- peak decade
Gerod's 295 recorded births place it above 76.49% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Gerod's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Gerod's full recorded timeline at 1984, 47% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 53% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1966, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1981 peak of 14 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Gerod popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1951–2000
- Peak year (1981)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 50 years of records
Gerod by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (105 births, 36% of the file).
1980s was Gerod's strongest decade.
105 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Gerod births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 6
1950s
6 births
- 1960s 16
1960s
16 births
- 1970s
1970s
88 births
- 1980s
1980s
105 births
- 1990s
1990s
74 births
- 2000s 6
2000s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 105 births (36% of all-time use).
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What to do with Gerod's data
- Gerod's decade-level peak was the 1980s (105 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Gerod: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1981)
Similar record span (~49 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, 1951–2000 (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 Gerod 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.