Boys' name · since 1939
Gery
758 babies named Gery in U.S. Social Security records since 1939, with the highest year being 1956. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #6,108 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 758
- born since 1939
- 1950s
- peak decade
758 boys have been named Gery since 1939, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Gery has 758 recorded births among boys since 1939, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, 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 1939 to 2008.
- #6,108 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 758 born since 1939
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gery ranks #6,108 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 758 born since 1939, peaking in the 1950s.
- #6,108 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 758
- born since 1939
- 1950s
- peak decade
Gery's 758 recorded births place it above 86.56% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
8 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Pennsylvania.
Gery's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Gery's SSA record in two at 1963 and the more recent half accounts for 26% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 74%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1972, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1956 peak of 53, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Gery popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1939–2008
- Peak year (1956)
- 53
- Annual births at peak, across 70 years of records
Gery by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (371 births, 49% of the file).
1950s was Gery's strongest decade.
371 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 49% of all-time use.
Gery births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s 6
1930s
6 births
- 1940s 109
1940s
109 births
- 1950s
1950s
371 births
- 1960s
1960s
175 births
- 1970s 48
1970s
48 births
- 1980s 19
1980s
19 births
- 1990s 20
1990s
20 births
- 2000s 10
2000s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 371 births (49% of all-time use).
How Gery 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 Gery's total volume
Gery by state
Where Gery concentrates geographically, total births since 1939
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Pennsylvania | | 24 | 3.2% |
| #2 | Texas | | 18 | 2.4% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 17 | 2.2% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 7 | 0.9% |
| #5 | Michigan | | 5 | 0.7% |
| #6 | Minnesota | | 5 | 0.7% |
| #7 | New York | | 5 | 0.7% |
| #8 | Wisconsin | | 5 | 0.7% |
24 of 758 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.
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What to do with Gery's data
- Gery's decade-level peak was the 1950s (371 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Pennsylvania records the most Gerys (24 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Pennsylvania 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 Gery: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1956)
Similar record span (~69 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, 1939–2008 (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 Gery 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.