Masculine dossier · first seen 1881

Gerrit

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Gerrit
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 1916

Peak era

1916

Peak rank proxy

Current vitality

Rare

Generation

Greatest Generation

1881Peak 19162024

Peak year

1916

Decline from peak

83.7%

2024

All-time

2,861

Gerrit is past its period of maximum cultural dominance, but it has not disappeared. Unlike names that burn out quickly, it still carries enough usage to remain cross-generational rather than purely nostalgic.

Your name peaked in 1916, when 49 boys were named Gerrit.

In 2024, only 8 boys were given the name.

Down 83.7% from its peak.

All told, about 2,861 Americans have been named Gerrit and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1881.

Rarity score99th percentile rare

AssociationGreatest Generation

StabilityEra-bound, still legible

TrajectoryGradual decline from 1916

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