Masculine dossier · first seen 1909

Gerson

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

Stable Cross-generational persistence

Peak era

2008

Peak rank proxy

145

Current vitality

Rare

Generation

Gen Z

1909Peak 20082024

Peak year

2008

Decline from peak

39.3%

2024

All-time

4,214

Gerson has avoided the sharper boom-and-bust cycles of fashion naming. Its strength is not novelty but endurance: steady recognition across eras, families, and classrooms.

Your name peaked in 2008, when 145 boys were named Gerson.

In 2024, only 88 boys were given the name.

Down 39.3% from its peak.

All told, about 4,214 Americans have been named Gerson and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1909.

Rarity scoreVery uncommon

AssociationGen Z

StabilityModerate cultural durability

TrajectoryCross-generational persistence

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