Total births
301
Boys' name · since 1975
Gerron
Gerron has 301 recorded births since 1975 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1979 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 301
- total births
- 1975–2018
- years on record
- 1980s
- peak decade
- 31%
- born in that decade
Gerron sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 301 recorded since 1975.
Gerron has 301 recorded births among boys since 1975, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1975 to 2018.
- 301 total births
- 1975–2018 years on record
- 1980s peak decade
- 31% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
301 boys have been named Gerron since 1975, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 2018.
- 301
- total births
- 1975–2018
- years on record
- 1980s
- peak decade
- 31%
- born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade
31% of everyone ever named Gerron was born in this single decade.
1979
Single peak year
14 babies were named Gerron in 1979 - its busiest year on record.
Gerron's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Gerron splits its recorded history at 1994: 41% of all births land in the more recent half, 59% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1997 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1979 peak of 14 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Gerron at a glance
Last recorded 2018Peak year
1979
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1975
Gerron popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1975–2018
- Peak year (1979)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 44 years of records
Gerron by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1980s was Gerron's strongest decade.
93 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Gerron births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
40 births
- 1980s
1980s
93 births
- 1990s
1990s
84 births
- 2000s
2000s
51 births
- 2010s 33
2010s
33 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 93 births (31% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Gerron? ▼
Gerron has been given to 301 babies in the U.S. since 1975, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 2018. 14 babies were born in 1979, its single highest year.
When was Gerron most popular? ▼
Gerron was most popular in the 1980s decade with 93 total births. The single peak year was 1979.
How long has the name Gerron been used? ▼
Records for Gerron go back to 1975, giving 44 years of history through 2018.
What names are similar to Gerron? ▼
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.
What to do with Gerron's data
- Gerron's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (93 total births) through the 2010s (33) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Gerron
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1975–2018 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Gerron: Baby Name Since 1975 - 301 Births, Peak 1979." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/gerron. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Gerron 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 July 2026.