Recorded 1933–1968 Boys' name Peak 1952 145 births

Guerry — boys' name

145 babies named Guerry in U.S. Social Security records since 1933, with the highest year being 1952. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1930s131940s501950s611960s21
1950s
Peak decade

42% of everyone ever named Guerry was born in this single decade.

1952
Single peak year

10 babies were named Guerry in 1952 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Guerry

The Social Security Administration has registered 145 babies named Guerry between 1933 and 1968, spanning 36 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Guerry currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1968. The name reached its historical peak in 1952, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Guerry performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 61 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Guerry shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Georgia, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Guerry in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Guerry in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 145 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Guerry at a glance

Last recorded 1968

Total births

145

Since 1933

36 years of records

Peak year

1952

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1968

Active since

1933

Recorded for 36 years

Last year on file: 1968

Guerry popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1968–1933

Last recorded 1968
Peak year (1952)
10
Annual births at peak — across 36 years of records
4681012 19681959195519521949194519421933 6

Guerry by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
61 births that decade — 42% of Guerry's all-time total
1930s131940s501950s611960s21

Guerry by state

Where Guerry concentrates geographically — total births since 1933

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Guerry
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Georgia
5 3.4%
Georgia share of Guerry's total US births 3.4%

5 of 145 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Guerry?
145 babies have been named Guerry since 1933. It was last recorded in 1968. The peak year was 1952 with 10 births.
When was Guerry most popular?
Guerry was most popular in the 1950s decade with 61 total births. The single peak year was 1952.
Where is Guerry most popular?
The top states for the name Guerry are Georgia (5 births).
How long has the name Guerry been used?
Guerry has been recorded in Social Security data since 1933, spanning 36 years of data through 1968.
What names are similar to Guerry?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Guerino, Guenther, Guerin, Guerdon, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1933–1968 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.