Gerrit
Gerrit was given to 16 boys in 2025, #5,687 among boys’ names; 2,877 Americans have been recorded with it since 1881 (Social Security Administration, published May 2026).
An estimated 1,810 Americans named Gerrit and born in the U.S. are alive in 2026 (63% of everyone recorded); the median is 34 years old and half are between 22 and 50.
Girls and boys together; gaps are years SSA did not record (fewer than 5 births).
Births of Gerrit by year: SSA national baby-name file, 1880-2025, published May 8, 2026. SSA’s notes on the data.
What does Gerrit mean?
Wiktionary, Dutch section
Gerrit is “a male given name, equivalent to English Gerard”
A by-form of Gerard, which derives from Middle Dutch Gherart, from Old Dutch *Gērhard, from Proto-West Germanic *Gaiʀahard.
/ˈɣɛ.rət/
Meaning: Wiktionary, Dutch section, as of Sep 25, 2026 (CC BY‑SA 4.0).
How popular is Gerrit?
#5,687 among boys’ names, 2025
Gerrit fell from #3,726 in 2015 to #5,687 in 2025 among boys’ names; its share of boys born fell from 15.1 to 9.4 per million.
49 babies in 1916, the peak
Gerrit peaked in 1916, when 49 boys were given it, #903 among boys’ names. The 16 births of 2025 are 33% of that peak.
| Year | Births | Rank | Per million boys |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 16 | #5,687 | 9.4 |
| 2024 | 8 | #9,280 | 4.6 |
| 2023 | 12 | #7,041 | 7.0 |
| 2022 | 6 | #11,329 | 3.4 |
| 2021 | 15 | #5,862 | 8.6 |
| 2020 | 14 | #6,075 | 8.1 |
| 2019 | 23 | #4,379 | 12.8 |
| 2018 | 19 | #4,986 | 10.5 |
| 2017 | 9 | #8,377 | 4.9 |
| 2016 | 21 | #4,673 | 11.1 |
Every recorded year (122)
| Year | Births | Rank | Per million boys |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 29 | #3,726 | 15.1 |
| 2014 | 29 | #3,643 | 15.1 |
| 2013 | 18 | #5,036 | 9.5 |
| 2012 | 24 | #4,176 | 12.7 |
| 2011 | 24 | #4,146 | 12.6 |
| 2010 | 24 | #4,152 | 12.5 |
| 2009 | 22 | #4,478 | 11.1 |
| 2008 | 29 | #3,676 | 14.2 |
| 2007 | 28 | #3,725 | 13.5 |
| 2006 | 32 | #3,335 | 15.6 |
| 2005 | 31 | #3,267 | 15.5 |
| 2004 | 32 | #3,099 | 16.1 |
| 2003 | 35 | #2,801 | 17.7 |
| 2002 | 35 | #2,708 | 18.0 |
| 2001 | 29 | #3,085 | 14.9 |
| 2000 | 41 | #2,344 | 20.9 |
| 1999 | 37 | #2,415 | 19.3 |
| 1998 | 46 | #2,043 | 24.1 |
| 1997 | 39 | #2,208 | 20.7 |
| 1996 | 42 | #2,050 | 22.2 |
| 1995 | 42 | #1,993 | 22.1 |
| 1994 | 40 | #2,052 | 20.7 |
| 1993 | 35 | #2,225 | 17.8 |
| 1992 | 40 | #1,981 | 20.0 |
| 1991 | 31 | #2,304 | 15.3 |
| 1990 | 31 | #2,269 | 15.1 |
| 1989 | 41 | #1,833 | 20.5 |
| 1988 | 28 | #2,208 | 14.6 |
| 1987 | 26 | #2,233 | 13.9 |
| 1986 | 27 | #2,117 | 14.7 |
| 1985 | 20 | #2,535 | 10.8 |
| 1984 | 24 | #2,194 | 13.3 |
| 1983 | 28 | #1,915 | 15.6 |
| 1982 | 27 | #2,019 | 14.9 |
| 1981 | 28 | #1,963 | 15.6 |
| 1980 | 32 | #1,779 | 17.9 |
| 1979 | 36 | #1,608 | 20.9 |
| 1978 | 35 | #1,605 | 21.3 |
| 1977 | 34 | #1,622 | 20.7 |
| 1976 | 32 | #1,657 | 20.4 |
| 1975 | 29 | #1,723 | 18.6 |
| 1974 | 25 | #1,854 | 15.9 |
| 1973 | 20 | #2,073 | 12.8 |
| 1972 | 16 | #2,362 | 9.9 |
| 1971 | 12 | #2,870 | 6.8 |
| 1970 | 20 | #2,021 | 10.8 |
| 1969 | 17 | #2,076 | 9.5 |
| 1968 | 29 | #1,465 | 16.7 |
| 1967 | 19 | #1,831 | 10.9 |
| 1966 | 13 | #2,267 | 7.3 |
| 1965 | 13 | #2,305 | 7.0 |
| 1964 | 15 | #2,145 | 7.5 |
| 1963 | 17 | #1,994 | 8.4 |
| 1962 | 14 | #2,217 | 6.8 |
| 1961 | 20 | #1,836 | 9.4 |
| 1960 | 11 | #2,591 | 5.2 |
| 1959 | 18 | #1,934 | 8.4 |
| 1958 | 12 | #2,413 | 5.7 |
| 1957 | 18 | #1,913 | 8.3 |
| 1956 | 30 | #1,426 | 14.2 |
| 1955 | 13 | #2,251 | 6.3 |
| 1954 | 24 | #1,568 | 11.8 |
| 1953 | 9 | #2,783 | 4.6 |
| 1952 | 30 | #1,385 | 15.4 |
| 1951 | 13 | #2,178 | 6.9 |
| 1950 | 12 | #2,251 | 6.7 |
| 1949 | 10 | #2,508 | 5.6 |
| 1948 | 16 | #1,902 | 9.1 |
| 1947 | 18 | #1,811 | 9.8 |
| 1946 | 14 | #1,978 | 8.6 |
| 1945 | 11 | #2,171 | 8.2 |
| 1944 | 8 | #2,718 | 5.9 |
| 1943 | 19 | #1,660 | 13.3 |
| 1942 | 18 | #1,699 | 13.0 |
| 1941 | 14 | #1,939 | 11.4 |
| 1940 | 18 | #1,652 | 15.5 |
| 1939 | 24 | #1,369 | 21.7 |
| 1938 | 23 | #1,412 | 20.7 |
| 1937 | 18 | #1,658 | 16.9 |
| 1936 | 16 | #1,750 | 15.4 |
| 1935 | 16 | #1,782 | 15.4 |
| 1934 | 24 | #1,402 | 23.2 |
| 1933 | 18 | #1,668 | 18.2 |
| 1932 | 20 | #1,609 | 19.2 |
| 1931 | 22 | #1,511 | 21.2 |
| 1930 | 20 | #1,668 | 18.2 |
| 1929 | 25 | #1,459 | 23.2 |
| 1928 | 31 | #1,307 | 28.0 |
| 1927 | 38 | #1,167 | 33.7 |
| 1926 | 22 | #1,625 | 19.8 |
| 1925 | 35 | #1,211 | 31.4 |
| 1924 | 35 | #1,231 | 30.9 |
| 1923 | 35 | #1,223 | 31.9 |
| 1922 | 37 | #1,187 | 34.0 |
| 1921 | 38 | #1,168 | 34.5 |
| 1920 | 40 | #1,126 | 37.6 |
| 1919 | 39 | #1,107 | 39.8 |
| 1918 | 37 | #1,132 | 36.5 |
| 1917 | 37 | #1,096 | 40.0 |
| 1916 | 49 | #903 | 55.1 |
| 1915 | 45 | #930 | 53.0 |
| 1914 | 33 | #974 | 50.4 |
| 1913 | 22 | #1,088 | 42.9 |
| 1912 | 9 | #1,796 | 20.9 |
| 1910 | 6 | #1,480 | 30.9 |
| 1909 | 7 | #1,198 | 42.7 |
| 1908 | 6 | #1,278 | 38.9 |
| 1907 | 5 | #1,411 | 34.1 |
| 1906 | 7 | #1,053 | 52.6 |
| 1902 | 5 | #1,202 | 40.8 |
| 1893 | 6 | #952 | 53.4 |
| 1881 | 6 | #814 | 59.6 |
Ranks and shares: boys’ names in each year’s SSA file; share of all boys SSA recorded that year.
Is Gerrit a boy’s or a girl’s name?
Gerrit has been recorded only for boys: SSA lists no girls with the name in 122 years of records (it lists a name only in years with 5 or more babies of a sex).
Girls and boys named Gerrit: the SSA national file counts each sex separately.
How many people are named Gerrit, and how old are they?
1,810 alive in 2026, estimated
That is 63% of the 2,877 Americans ever recorded as Gerrit. The median Gerrit alive today is 34 years old; half are between 22 and 50.
The 2020 Census counted 2,272 people named Gerrit (7 women and girls, 2,265 men and boys). SSA’s births carried forward to Census day, April 1, 2020, predict 1,851 born in the U.S. The Census count is 23% above that prediction. Possible reasons: the Census counts people born abroad, whom SSA’s files leave out, and it records the name people give, which SSA may have recorded under another spelling or as part of a compound name.
Alive today, by age
Alive today, by generation
| Generation | Born | Alive |
|---|---|---|
| Silent Generation | 1928-1945 | 58 |
| Baby Boomers | 1946-1964 | 208 |
| Generation X | 1965-1980 | 340 |
| Millennials | 1981-1996 | 485 |
| Generation Z | 1997-2012 | 499 |
| Generation Alpha | 2013-2025 | 217 |
An estimate, not a count. SSA’s files count people born in the United States who received a Social Security number, so anyone born abroad is not in them; before 1937 most people got a number as adults, and their survival is counted from that age.
Living estimate: SSA births carried forward with the survival rates in SSA’s cohort life tables (2024 Trustees Report) for each birth year and sex. How the estimate is made. Count: Census Bureau, first names in the 2020 Census (released April 14, 2026; names reported 100 or more times, with the Bureau’s disclosure-avoidance adjustment).
Where are babies named Gerrit born?
The states with the most babies named Gerrit are Michigan, Iowa and California, with 89% of its births recorded by state since 1910; Iowa is not among the ten states with the most births.
| State | Since 1910 | Rank, boys | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan | 316 | not ranked | 2.9× |
| Iowa | 225 | not ranked | 5.1× |
| California | 194 | not ranked | 0.7× |
| Minnesota | 34 | not ranked | 0.6× |
| New York | 19 | not ranked | 0.1× |
| South Dakota | 12 | not ranked | 0.9× |
| Illinois | 11 | not ranked | 0.1× |
| Pennsylvania | 5 | not ranked | 0.0× |
| Texas | 5 | not ranked | 0.0× |
| Washington | 5 | not ranked | 0.1× |
Where Gerrit is more common than its national share predicts
Relative to its national share, Gerrit is most over-represented in Iowa: since 1910 it was given 5.1 times as often there as its national share each year would predict.
States: SSA state file, 1910-2025, published May 8, 2026; births count girls and boys together, and the rank is among boys’ names in the state in 2025. The file leaves out any state and year with fewer than 5 babies of the name, so small states are undercounted; each ratio compares the state’s births of Gerrit with the births its national share predicts year by year, for states with at least 100 births of the name.
Names spelled alike
Of these 3 names spelled alike, given to 3,200 babies since 1880, Gerrit is the most given (90% of them).
Spelled alike: names in the SSA national file with the same pattern of letters and sounds and at most two letters apart, and Wiktionary’s listed forms; births since 1880 and in 2025, and each name’s peak year, from the SSA national file, published May 8, 2026. Some are separate names, not spellings of one.
Names that rose and fell in the same decades as Gerrit
Names whose births rose and fell across the same decades, measured on each decade’s share of births.
Similar histories: each decade’s share of births, from the SSA national file, 1880-2025, published May 8, 2026. SSA’s notes on the data.
More about Gerrit and names like it
- Compare Gerrit and GerrittBirths, ranks, peak and the living estimate side by side.
- The most given names of the 1910sGerrit peaked in 1916.
- Michigan’s most given namesThe state where SSA recorded the most babies named Gerrit since 1910.
- Dutch namesWiktionary’s origin for Gerrit: every such name, by how often it is given.
- The top names of 1916The year the most babies were named Gerrit.
- The names of Generation ZMost people named Gerrit alive today were born 1997-2012.
- Names starting with GMost given first.