Recorded 1949–1987 Boys' name Peak 1980 49 births

Gerone — boys' name

49 babies named Gerone in U.S. Social Security records since 1949, with the highest year being 1980. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s51950s111960s211980s12
1960s
Peak decade

43% of everyone ever named Gerone was born in this single decade.

1980
Single peak year

7 babies were named Gerone in 1980 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Gerone

The Social Security Administration has registered 49 babies named Gerone between 1949 and 1987, spanning 39 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Gerone currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1987. The name reached its historical peak in 1980, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Gerone performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 21 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Gerone shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Gerone 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 49 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.

Gerone at a glance

Last recorded 1987

Total births

49

Since 1949

39 years of records

Peak year

1980

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1987

Active since

1949

Recorded for 39 years

Last year on file: 1987

Gerone popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1987–1949

Last recorded 1987
Peak year (1980)
7
Annual births at peak — across 39 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 198719801967196419621961195519541949 5

Gerone by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
21 births that decade — 43% of Gerone's all-time total
1940s51950s111960s211980s12

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Gerone?
49 babies have been named Gerone since 1949. It was last recorded in 1987. The peak year was 1980 with 7 births.
When was Gerone most popular?
Gerone was most popular in the 1960s decade with 21 total births. The single peak year was 1980.
How long has the name Gerone been used?
Gerone has been recorded in Social Security data since 1949, spanning 39 years of data through 1987.
What names are similar to Gerone?
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, 1949–1987 (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.