How Many People Are Named Geron?
An estimated 357 people in the United States have the first name Geron. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 38 years old, and Geron peaked in popularity in 1997 with 17 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Geron 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 Geron paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
357
About 1 in 960,096 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
38
years old
Peak Year
1997
17 births
Total Registered
377
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Geron
Geron is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 377 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Geron as a male name
Ranked #11,149 in 2015
6 male births in 2015
Peak: 1997 (17 births)
Geron: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Geron span from the 1950s to the 2010s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 113 babies were registered. Geron has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Geron by Decade
How has Geron 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.
Geron + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Geron as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Geron
Other first names starting with G with a similar number of bearers.
Geron: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Geron?
We estimate approximately 357 people named Geron 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 960,096 Americans share this first name.
Is Geron a common name?
Geron is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 81.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 377 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Geron most popular?
Geron reached peak popularity in 1997, when 17 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Geron is approximately 38 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Geron a male name?
Geron is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Geron Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Geron Smith, Geron Johnson, Geron 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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