Boys' name · since 1956
Geron
377 babies named Geron in U.S. Social Security records since 1956, with the highest year being 1997. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #9,346 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 377
- born since 1956
- 1990s
- peak decade
Geron sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 377 recorded since 1956.
Social Security Administration records show Geron recorded 377 times among boys since 1956, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys 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 1956 to 2015.
- #9,346 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 377 born since 1956
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Geron ranks #9,346 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 377 born since 1956, peaking in the 1990s.
- #9,346 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 377
- born since 1956
- 1990s
- peak decade
Geron's 377 recorded births place it above 79.43% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Geron's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Geron splits its recorded history at 1987: 57% of all births land in the more recent half, 43% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1956 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1997 peak of 17 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Geron popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1956–2015
- Peak year (1997)
- 17
- Annual births at peak, across 60 years of records
Geron by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (113 births, 30% of the file).
1990s was Geron's strongest decade.
113 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.
Geron births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 19
1950s
19 births
- 1960s 30
1960s
30 births
- 1970s
1970s
65 births
- 1980s
1980s
80 births
- 1990s
1990s
113 births
- 2000s
2000s
52 births
- 2010s 18
2010s
18 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 113 births (30% of all-time use).
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- Geron's decade-level peak was the 1990s (113 total births); usage has since declined to 18 in the 2010s -- 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Geron: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~59 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, 1956–2015 (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 Geron 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.