Boys' name · since 1912
Geza
260 babies named Geza in U.S. Social Security records since 1912, with the highest year being 1918. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #11,441 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 260
- born since 1912
- 1910s
- peak decade
Geza is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 260 have been recorded since 1912.
Geza has 260 recorded births among boys since 1912, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1910s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1912 to 1977.
- #11,441 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 260 born since 1912
- 1910s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Geza ranks #11,441 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 260 born since 1912, peaking in the 1910s.
- #11,441 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 260
- born since 1912
- 1910s
- peak decade
Geza's 260 recorded births place it above 74.81% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Pennsylvania.
Geza's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Geza's full recorded timeline at 1926, 36% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 64% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1912, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1918 peak of 20 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Geza popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1912–1977
- Peak year (1918)
- 20
- Annual births at peak, across 66 years of records
Geza by decade
1910s is the heaviest window (103 births, 40% of the file).
1910s was Geza's strongest decade.
103 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Geza births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
103 births
- 1920s
1920s
82 births
- 1930s 7
1930s
7 births
- 1950s 18
1950s
18 births
- 1960s 34
1960s
34 births
- 1970s 16
1970s
16 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 103 births (40% of all-time use).
Geza by state
Where Geza concentrates geographically, total births since 1912
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Pennsylvania | | 32 | 12.3% |
| #2 | New Jersey | | 22 | 8.5% |
32 of 260 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Geza's data
- Geza's decade-level peak was the 1910s (103 total births); usage has since declined to 16 in the 1970s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Pennsylvania records the most Gezas (32 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.
Keep exploring Geza
Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Geza: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1918)
Similar record span (~65 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, 1912–1977 (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 Geza 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.