Recorded 1939–2022 Boys' name Peak 1989 446 births

Gerrell — boys' name

446 babies named Gerrell in U.S. Social Security records since 1939, with the highest year being 1989. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1930s51970s481980s1231990s1302000s1032010s322020s5
1990s
Peak decade

29% of everyone ever named Gerrell was born in this single decade.

1989
Single peak year

18 babies were named Gerrell in 1989 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Gerrell

The Social Security Administration has registered 446 babies named Gerrell between 1939 and 2022, spanning 84 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Gerrell currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 1989, when 18 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Gerrell performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 130 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Gerrell shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Gerrell in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Gerrell 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 446 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.

Gerrell at a glance

Last recorded 2022

Total births

446

Since 1939

84 years of records

Peak year

1989

18 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2022

Active since

1939

Recorded for 84 years

Last year on file: 2022

Gerrell popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–1939

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (1989)
18
Annual births at peak — across 84 years of records
05101520 20222008200219961990198419781939 5

Gerrell by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
130 births that decade — 29% of Gerrell's all-time total
1930s51970s481980s1231990s1302000s1032010s322020s5

Gerrell by state

Where Gerrell concentrates geographically — total births since 1939

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Gerrell
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
6 1.3%
California share of Gerrell's total US births 1.3%

6 of 446 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Gerrell?
446 babies have been named Gerrell since 1939. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 1989 with 18 births.
When was Gerrell most popular?
Gerrell was most popular in the 1990s decade with 130 total births. The single peak year was 1989.
Where is Gerrell most popular?
The top states for the name Gerrell are California (6 births).
How long has the name Gerrell been used?
Gerrell has been recorded in Social Security data since 1939, spanning 84 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Gerrell?
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.

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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, 1939–2022 (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.