Unisex name · since 1904
Gerry
Gerry has 14,468 recorded births since 1904 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1958 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #990 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,943 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 14,468
- born since 1904
- 1950s
- peak decade
Gerry currently ranks #8943 among unisex names in America, with 14,468 babies recorded since 1904.
Gerry has 14,468 recorded births among boys since 1904, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #8943 as of the latest data, more common than 36% of boys, busiest in the 1950s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1904 to 2025.
- #990 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #8,943 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 14,468 born since 1904
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gerry ranks #990 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,943 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 14,468 born since 1904, peaking in the 1950s.
- #990 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,943 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 14,468
- born since 1904
- 1950s
- peak decade
Gerry's 14,468 recorded births place it above 97.82% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
44 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Gerry compares
14,468 Top 8% higher than 92% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Gerry's all-time total is 39x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Gerry | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 14,468 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 523 | 34 | 22,252 |
Gerry's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Gerry's SSA record in two at 1968 and the more recent half accounts for 25% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 75%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1905, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1958 peak of 523, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Gerry popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1904–2025
- Peak year (1958)
- 523
- Annual births at peak, across 122 years of records
Gerry popularity over time - girls
6,657 total births recorded since 1910 (Gerry as girls' name)
Gerry by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (3,900 births, 27% of the file).
1950s was Gerry's strongest decade.
3,900 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.
Gerry births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 12
1900s
12 births
- 1910s 82
1910s
82 births
- 1920s 252
1920s
252 births
- 1930s 1,143
1930s
1,143 births
- 1940s
1940s
2,963 births
- 1950s
1950s
3,900 births
- 1960s
1960s
2,943 births
- 1970s 1,340
1970s
1,340 births
- 1980s 805
1980s
805 births
- 1990s 542
1990s
542 births
- 2000s 293
2000s
293 births
- 2010s 134
2010s
134 births
- 2020s 59
2020s
59 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 3,900 births (27% of all-time use).
How Gerry compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Gerry's total volume
Gerry by state
Where Gerry concentrates geographically, total births since 1904
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 1,234 | 8.5% |
| #2 | Texas | | 1,039 | 7.2% |
| #3 | New York | | 741 | 5.1% |
| #4 | Michigan | | 620 | 4.3% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 608 | 4.2% |
| #6 | Indiana | | 523 | 3.6% |
| #7 | Ohio | | 456 | 3.2% |
| #8 | Pennsylvania | | 385 | 2.7% |
1,234 of 14,468 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 44 reporting states.
Gerry appears in 44 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Gerry's data
- Gerry's decade-level peak was the 1950s (3,900 total births); usage has since declined to 59 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Gerrys (1,234 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Gerry: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1958)
Similar record span (~121 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, 1904–2025 (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 Gerry 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.