Recorded 1918–1984 Girls' name Peak 1947 1,367 births

Gerrie — girls' name

1,367 babies named Gerrie in U.S. Social Security records since 1918, with the highest year being 1947. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s61920s861930s1961940s3801950s3081960s2281970s1271980s36
1940s
Peak decade

28% of everyone ever named Gerrie was born in this single decade.

1947
Single peak year

50 babies were named Gerrie in 1947 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Gerrie

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,367 babies named Gerrie between 1918 and 1984, spanning 67 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Gerrie currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1984. The name reached its historical peak in 1947, when 50 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Gerrie performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 380 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Gerrie shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 62 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Illinois and Michigan. In total, SSA state-level files list Gerrie in 4 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Gerrie 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 1,367 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.

Gerrie at a glance

Last recorded 1984

Total births

1,367

Since 1918

67 years of records

Peak year

1947

50 births that year

Strongest decade: 1940s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1984

Active since

1918

Recorded for 67 years

Last year on file: 1984

Gerrie popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1984–1918

Last recorded 1984
Peak year (1947)
50
Annual births at peak — across 67 years of records
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Gerrie popularity over time — boys

11 total births recorded since 1948 (Gerrie as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 11 births
4.555.566.5 19691948 5

Gerrie by decade

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

Peak: 1940s
Peak decade
1940s
380 births that decade — 28% of Gerrie's all-time total
1910s61920s861930s1961940s3801950s3081960s2281970s1271980s36

Gerrie by state

Where Gerrie concentrates geographically — total births since 1918

Geographically diffuse
Top 4 states by recorded births for the name Gerrie
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%
California share of Gerrie's total US births 4.5%
Even split

62 of 1,367 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Gerrie?
1,367 babies have been named Gerrie since 1918. It was last recorded in 1984. The peak year was 1947 with 50 births.
When was Gerrie most popular?
Gerrie was most popular in the 1940s decade with 380 total births. The single peak year was 1947.
Where is Gerrie most popular?
The top states for the name Gerrie are California (62 births), Illinois (17 births), Michigan (17 births).
How long has the name Gerrie been used?
Gerrie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1918, spanning 67 years of data through 1984.
What names are similar to Gerrie?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Geraldine, Gertrude, Gertie, Geri, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1918–1984 (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.