Boys' name · since 1939
Gerrell
Gerrell has 446 recorded births since 1939 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1989 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #8,441 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 446
- born since 1939
- 1990s
- peak decade
Gerrell sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 446 recorded since 1939.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gerrell has been recorded 446 times among boys since 1939, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1939 to 2022.
- #8,441 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 446 born since 1939
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gerrell ranks #8,441 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 446 born since 1939, peaking in the 1990s.
- #8,441 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 446
- born since 1939
- 1990s
- peak decade
Gerrell's 446 recorded births place it above 81.42% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Gerrell's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Gerrell splits its recorded history at 1993: 52% of all births land in the more recent half, 48% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1939 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1989 peak of 18 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Gerrell popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1939–2022
- Peak year (1989)
- 18
- Annual births at peak, across 84 years of records
Gerrell by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (130 births, 29% of the file).
1990s was Gerrell's strongest decade.
130 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Gerrell births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s 5
1930s
5 births
- 1970s 48
1970s
48 births
- 1980s
1980s
123 births
- 1990s
1990s
130 births
- 2000s
2000s
103 births
- 2010s 32
2010s
32 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 130 births (29% of all-time use).
Gerrell by state
Where Gerrell concentrates geographically, total births since 1939
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 6 | 1.3% |
6 of 446 births nationwide.
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What to do with Gerrell's data
- Gerrell's decade-level peak was the 1990s (130 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Gerrells (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Gerrell: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1989)
Similar record span (~83 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, 1939–2022 (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 Gerrell 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.