Girls' name · since 1918
Gerrie
Gerrie has 1,367 recorded births since 1918 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1947 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #6,070 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,367
- born since 1918
- 1940s
- peak decade
Gerrie sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 1,367 recorded since 1918.
Social Security Administration records show Gerrie recorded 1,367 times among girls since 1918, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1940s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1918 to 1984.
- #6,070 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,367 born since 1918
- 1940s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gerrie ranks #6,070 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,367 born since 1918, peaking in the 1940s.
- #6,070 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,367
- born since 1918
- 1940s
- peak decade
Gerrie's 1,367 recorded births place it above 91.6% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by California.
Gerrie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Gerrie's full recorded timeline at 1953, 45% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 55% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1918, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1947 peak of 50 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Gerrie popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1918–1984
- Peak year (1947)
- 50
- Annual births at peak, across 67 years of records
Gerrie popularity over time - boys
11 total births recorded since 1948 (Gerrie as boys' name)
Gerrie by decade
1940s is the heaviest window (380 births, 28% of the file).
1940s was Gerrie's strongest decade.
380 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.
Gerrie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 6
1910s
6 births
- 1920s 86
1920s
86 births
- 1930s
1930s
196 births
- 1940s
1940s
380 births
- 1950s
1950s
308 births
- 1960s
1960s
228 births
- 1970s 127
1970s
127 births
- 1980s 36
1980s
36 births
What this shows Peak: 1940s at 380 births (28% of all-time use).
How Gerrie compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Gerrie's total volume
Gerrie by state
Where Gerrie concentrates geographically, total births since 1918
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 62 | 4.5% |
| #2 | Illinois | | 17 | 1.2% |
| #3 | Michigan | | 17 | 1.2% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 5 | 0.4% |
62 of 1,367 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Gerrie's data
- Gerrie's decade-level peak was the 1940s (380 total births); usage has since declined to 36 in the 1980s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Gerries (62 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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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Gerrie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1947)
Similar record span (~66 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, 1918–1984 (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 Gerrie 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.