Boys' name · since 1915
Gershon
Since 1915, U.S. Social Security records show 977 babies named Gershon, peaking in 2024. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #5,204 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,142 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 977
- born since 1915
- 2010s
- peak decade
977 babies have been named Gershon since 1915, making it today's #3142 boys' name.
Social Security Administration records show Gershon recorded 977 times among boys since 1915, holding rank #3142 nationally today, ahead of 77% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1915 to 2025.
- #5,204 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,142 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 977 born since 1915
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gershon ranks #5,204 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,142 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 977 born since 1915, peaking in the 2010s.
- #5,204 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,142 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 977
- born since 1915
- 2010s
- peak decade
Gershon's 977 recorded births place it above 88.54% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Gershon compares
977 Top 32% higher than 68% 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
Gershon's all-time total is 165% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Gershon | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 977 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 38 | 34 | 22,252 |
Gershon's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Gershon splits its recorded history at 1990: 72% of all births land in the more recent half, 28% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1917 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2024 peak of 38 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Gershon popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1915–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 38
- Annual births at peak, across 111 years of records
Gershon by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (223 births, 23% of the file).
2010s was Gershon's strongest decade.
223 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 23% of all-time use.
Gershon births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 19
1910s
19 births
- 1920s 15
1920s
15 births
- 1930s 29
1930s
29 births
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
- 1950s 25
1950s
25 births
- 1960s 23
1960s
23 births
- 1970s 65
1970s
65 births
- 1980s
1980s
93 births
- 1990s
1990s
121 births
- 2000s
2000s
159 births
- 2010s
2010s
223 births
- 2020s
2020s
200 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 223 births (23% of all-time use).
How Gershon 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 Gershon's total volume
Gershon by state
Where Gershon concentrates geographically, total births since 1915
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 328 | 33.6% |
| #2 | New Jersey | | 172 | 17.6% |
328 of 977 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Gershon's data
- Gershon's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (223 total births) through the 2020s (200) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Gershons (328 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Gershon: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2024)
Similar record span (~110 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, 1915–2025 (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 Gershon 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.