Mostly boys · peaked in 1958
Gerry name popularity since 1925
20,460 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Gerry (30.1% girls, 69.9% boys). Half of them were born in 1954 or earlier, so the typical Gerry is about 72 years old in 2026. Gerry peaked in 1958 as the #336 name for boys, and it was outside the top 1,000 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 20,460
- Named Gerry, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- Not top 1,000
- #9,186 for boys in 2025
- Girls / boys
- 69.9% boys
- 6,163 girls · 14,297 boys
- Most popular in
- Indiana
- 1.85× its national share
Peak year is the year Gerry made up the largest share of US boys, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Gerry births per year, 1925–2025
1958 was the biggest year for Gerry both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 1935 and 1940, Gerry became 1.7× more common, from 1 in 8,980 baby boys to 1 in 5,370.
- Steepest fall: Between 1958 and 1963, its share of baby boys fell by 42%, from 1 in 4,060 to 1 in 7,000.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Gerry's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Gerry.
Decade by decade
Babies named Gerry in each decade, and its rank among boys' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 479 | 175 | – |
| 1930s | 1,469 | 1,143 | #537 |
| 1940s | 2,074 | 2,963 | #358 |
| 1950s | 1,249 | 3,900 | #367 |
| 1960s | 565 | 2,943 | #452 |
| 1970s | 221 | 1,340 | #776 |
| 1980s | 62 | 805 | #1,060 |
| 1990s | 44 | 542 | #1,933 |
| 2000s | 0 | 293 | #3,040 |
| 2010s | 0 | 134 | #9,900 |
| 2020–25 | 0 | 59 | #9,186 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
45.9% of babies named Gerry from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Baby Boom years (1946–1964). The full split by generation:
Where Gerry is most popular
The index compares Gerry's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Gerry.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Indiana | 1.85× | 609 |
| Missouri | 1.62× | 491 |
| Michigan | 1.58× | 840 |
| Illinois | 1.50× | 1,019 |
| Alabama | 1.35× | 332 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Gerry's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Gerry.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Gerry (1958).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data