Recorded 1956–2022 Boys' name Peak 1987 737 births

Gerrod — boys' name

737 babies named Gerrod in U.S. Social Security records since 1956, with the highest year being 1987. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s101960s111970s1721980s2231990s1932000s812010s352020s12
1980s
Peak decade

30% of everyone ever named Gerrod was born in this single decade.

1987
Single peak year

34 babies were named Gerrod in 1987 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Gerrod

The Social Security Administration has registered 737 babies named Gerrod between 1956 and 2022, spanning 67 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Gerrod currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 1987, when 34 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Gerrod performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 223 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Gerrod shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Florida, which accounts for 12 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Gerrod in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Gerrod 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 737 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.

Gerrod at a glance

Last recorded 2022

Total births

737

Since 1956

67 years of records

Peak year

1987

34 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2022

Active since

1956

Recorded for 67 years

Last year on file: 2022

Gerrod popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–1956

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (1987)
34
Annual births at peak — across 67 years of records
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Gerrod by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
223 births that decade — 30% of Gerrod's all-time total
1950s101960s111970s1721980s2231990s1932000s812010s352020s12

Gerrod by state

Where Gerrod concentrates geographically — total births since 1956

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Gerrod
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Florida
12 1.6%
#2 California
5 0.7%
#3 Texas
5 0.7%
Florida share of Gerrod's total US births 1.6%
Even split

12 of 737 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Gerrod?
737 babies have been named Gerrod since 1956. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 1987 with 34 births.
When was Gerrod most popular?
Gerrod was most popular in the 1980s decade with 223 total births. The single peak year was 1987.
Where is Gerrod most popular?
The top states for the name Gerrod are Florida (12 births), California (5 births), Texas (5 births).
How long has the name Gerrod been used?
Gerrod has been recorded in Social Security data since 1956, spanning 67 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Gerrod?
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, 1956–2022 (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.