How Many People Are Named Gerene?
An estimated 50 people in the United States have the first name Gerene. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 78 years old, and Gerene peaked in popularity in 1942 with 14 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Gerene 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 Gerene paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 78, Gerene is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1958.
- Gerene is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
50
About 1 in 6,855,087 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
78
years old
Peak Year
1942
14 births
Total Registered
159
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Gerene
Gerene is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 159 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Gerene as a female name
Ranked #6,911 in 1962
5 female births in 1962
Peak: 1942 (14 births)
Gerene: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Gerene span from the 1910s to the 1960s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1940s, when 55 babies were registered. Gerene has declined significantly from its peak in the 1940s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Gerene by Decade
How has Gerene 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.
Gerene + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Gerene as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Gerene
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Gerene: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Gerene?
We estimate approximately 50 people named Gerene 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 6,855,087 Americans share this first name.
Is Gerene a common name?
Gerene is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 54.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 159 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Gerene most popular?
Gerene reached peak popularity in 1942, when 14 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Gerene is approximately 78 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Gerene a female name?
Gerene is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Gerene Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Gerene Smith, Gerene Johnson, Gerene 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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