How Many People Are Named Gered?
An estimated 37 people in the United States have the first name Gered. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 42 years old, and Gered peaked in popularity in 1978 with 8 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Gered as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Gered paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Gered is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
37
About 1 in 9,263,631 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
42
years old
Peak Year
1978
8 births
Total Registered
39
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Gered
Gered is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 39 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Gered as a male name
Ranked #10,977 in 2000
5 male births in 2000
Peak: 1978 (8 births)
Gered: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Gered span from the 1970s to the 2000s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 20 babies were registered. Gered has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Gered by Decade
How has Gered tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Gered + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Gered as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Gered
Other first names starting with G with a similar number of bearers.
Gered: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Gered?
We estimate approximately 37 people named Gered are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 9,263,631 Americans share this first name.
Is Gered a common name?
Gered is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 49.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 39 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Gered most popular?
Gered reached peak popularity in 1978, when 8 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Gered is approximately 42 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Gered a male name?
Gered is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Gered Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Gered Smith, Gered Johnson, Gered Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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