Recorded 1975–2018 Boys' name Peak 1979 301 births

Gerron — boys' name

301 babies named Gerron in U.S. Social Security records since 1975, with the highest year being 1979. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s401980s931990s842000s512010s33
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.

What the Data Says About Gerron

The Social Security Administration has registered 301 babies named Gerron between 1975 and 2018, spanning 44 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Gerron currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2018. The name reached its historical peak in 1979, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Gerron performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 93 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Gerron shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Gerron 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 301 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.

Gerron at a glance

Last recorded 2018

Total births

301

Since 1975

44 years of records

Peak year

1979

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2018

Active since

1975

Recorded for 44 years

Last year on file: 2018

Gerron popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2018–1975

Last recorded 2018
Peak year (1979)
14
Annual births at peak — across 44 years of records
46810121416 20182009200319961991198619811975 11

Gerron by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
93 births that decade — 31% of Gerron's all-time total
1970s401980s931990s842000s512010s33

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Gerron?
301 babies have been named Gerron since 1975. It was last recorded in 2018. The peak year was 1979 with 14 births.
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?
Gerron has been recorded in Social Security data since 1975, spanning 44 years of data 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.

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, 1975–2018 (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.