Boys' name · since 1919
Gettis
Since 1919, U.S. Social Security records show 12 babies named Gettis, peaking in 1919. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #32,608 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 12
- born since 1919
- 1910s
- peak decade
Gettis sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 12 recorded since 1919.
Social Security Administration records show Gettis recorded 12 times among boys since 1919, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1910s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1919 to 1932.
- #32,608 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 12 born since 1919
- 1910s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gettis ranks #32,608 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 12 born since 1919, peaking in the 1910s.
- #32,608 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 12
- born since 1919
- 1910s
- peak decade
Gettis's 12 recorded births place it above 27.23% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Gettis's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Gettis splits its recorded history at 1932: 42% of all births land in the more recent half, 58% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1932 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1919 peak of 7 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Gettis popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1919–1932
- Peak year (1919)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 14 years of records
Gettis by decade
1910s is the heaviest window (7 births, 58% of the file).
1910s was Gettis's strongest decade.
7 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 58% of all-time use.
Gettis births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
7 births
- 1930s
1930s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 7 births (58% of all-time use).
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- Gettis's usage has stayed within range of its 1910s decade-level peak (7 total births) through the 1930s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Gettis: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1919)
Similar record span (~13 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, 1919–1932 (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 Gettis 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.