Gery
- Last seen for boys in 2008 at #12,553
- Peak · boys
- 1952 · 49 births
- Debut · boys
- 6 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 758since 1939
Gery over time
boys
Rank among boys' names. Gery has never cracked the top 1,000 here.
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | boys | |
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| rank | births | |
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| 2008 | #12,553 | 5 |
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| 2005 | #11,472 | 5 |
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| 1993 | #8,700 | 5 |
| 1992 | #8,435 | 5 |
| 1991 | #8,236 | 5 |
| 1990 | #8,117 | 5 |
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| 1984 | #4,552 | 8 |
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| 1981 | #5,468 | 6 |
| 1980 | #6,250 | 5 |
| 1979 | #5,355 | 6 |
| 1978 | — | |
| 1977 | #5,845 | 5 |
| 1976 | #4,418 | 7 |
| 1975 | #4,797 | 6 |
| 1974 | — | |
| 1973 | #5,101 | 5 |
| 1972 | #4,986 | 5 |
| 1971 | #3,658 | 8 |
| 1970 | #4,230 | 6 |
| 1969 | #3,062 | 9 |
| 1968 | #2,445 | 12 |
| 1967 | #2,611 | 10 |
| 1966 | #1,814 | 18 |
| 1965 | #1,918 | 17 |
| 1964 | #2,205 | 14 |
| 1963 | #1,839 | 19 |
| 1962 | #1,852 | 19 |
| 1961 | #1,570 | 26 |
| 1960 | #1,434 | 31 |
| 1959 | #1,522 | 27 |
| 1958 | #1,593 | 24 |
| 1957 | #1,300 | 36 |
| 1956 | #1,032 | 53 |
| 1955 | #1,181 | 40 |
| 1954 | #1,333 | 32 |
| 1953 | #1,214 | 38 |
| 1952 | #1,027 | 49 |
| 1951 | #1,097 | 43 |
| 1950 | #1,340 | 29 |
| 1949 | #1,872 | 16 |
| 1948 | #1,559 | 22 |
| 1947 | #1,988 | 15 |
| 1946 | #2,919 | 7 |
| 1945 | #2,574 | 8 |
| 1944 | #2,862 | 7 |
| 1943 | #2,405 | 10 |
| 1942 | #2,386 | 10 |
| 1941 | #2,872 | 7 |
| 1940 | #2,871 | 7 |
| 1939 | #3,113 | 6 |
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First appearance
1939
The first year at least five boys were named Gery! It came in at #3,113, and was given to 6 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1972–1974, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.
Where Gery is popular in 2025
No state had 5 or more boys named Gery in 2025, so the SSA doesn't publish it for any state.
See more about Gery
Momentum · boys
Faded out
- Not published in 2025; last seen 2008
Rise & fade · boys
13 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1939
- Peaked 1952 at #1,027 (49 births)
- Births halved by 1958, 6 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Never in the top 1,000
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: never
Share of babies · boys
1 in 39,666
- Highest: 1 in 39,666 boys born in 1952 were named Gery (0.00%)
- Latest: 1 in 408,030 boys born in 2008 (0.00%)
Era · boys
The 1950s
- 48.9% of all boys named Gery (371) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 6 | #3,113 (1939) | #3,113 |
| 1940s | 109 | #1,559 (1948) | #2,431 |
| 1950s | 371 | #1,027 (1952) | #1,264 |
| 1960s | 175 | #1,434 (1960) | #2,075 |
| 1970s | 48 | #3,658 (1971) | #4,799 |
| 1980s | 19 | #4,552 (1984) | #5,423 |
| 1990s | 20 | #8,117 (1990) | #8,372 |
| 2000s | 10 | #11,472 (2005) | #12,013 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
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