Boys' name · since 1916
Gerritt
Since 1916, U.S. Social Security records show 231 babies named Gerritt, peaking in 1981. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #12,113 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 231
- born since 1916
- 1980s
- peak decade
231 boys have been named Gerritt since 1916, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Gerritt recorded 231 times among boys since 1916, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1916 to 2011.
- #12,113 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 231 born since 1916
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gerritt ranks #12,113 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 231 born since 1916, peaking in the 1980s.
- #12,113 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 231
- born since 1916
- 1980s
- peak decade
Gerritt's 231 recorded births place it above 73.32% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Gerritt's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Gerritt's full recorded timeline at 1986, 53% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 47% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1916, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1981 peak of 11 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Gerritt popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1916–2011
- Peak year (1981)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 96 years of records
Gerritt by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (59 births, 26% of the file).
1980s was Gerritt's strongest decade.
59 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 26% of all-time use.
Gerritt births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 5
1910s
5 births
- 1920s 5
1920s
5 births
- 1950s 6
1950s
6 births
- 1960s 17
1960s
17 births
- 1970s
1970s
39 births
- 1980s
1980s
59 births
- 1990s
1990s
56 births
- 2000s
2000s
38 births
- 2010s 6
2010s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 59 births (26% of all-time use).
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What to do with Gerritt's data
- Gerritt's decade-level peak was the 1980s (59 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Gerritt: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1981)
Similar record span (~95 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, 1916–2011 (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 Gerritt 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.