Masculine dossier · first seen 1915
Gershon
Rising
Gaining cultural share
Peak era
2024
Peak births
38
Current vitality
Rare
Peak generation
Gen Alpha
Quick answers about Gershon
How many people are named Gershon?
An estimated 882 living Americans are named Gershon.
How rare is Gershon?
Gershon is very rare among babies today, with 38 boys receiving the name in 2025, matching its recorded peak.
How old is the typical Gershon?
The median age of a living American named Gershon is approximately 18 years, with most bearers falling between 8 and 34 years old.
Is Gershon still popular?
Yes — Gershon is currently rising in popularity, with 38 births in 2025. Births this decade are running about 1.5× higher than the previous decade.
Where is Gershon most common?
Gershon has its strongest geographic signal in New Jersey, where it appears 19.1× more often than the national baseline.
1915Peak 20242025
Peak year
2024
Decline from peak
0%
2025
38
All-time
977
Where it lives now
Gershon is most concentrated in New Jersey — about 19.1× the national rate in the 2020s.
States where Gershon is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.