How Many People Are Named Gerrell?
An estimated 429 people in the United States have the first name Gerrell. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 32 years old, and Gerrell peaked in popularity in 1989 with 18 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Gerrell 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 Gerrell paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
429
About 1 in 798,961 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
32
years old
Peak Year
1989
18 births
Total Registered
446
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Gerrell
Gerrell is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 446 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Gerrell as a male name
Ranked #12,989 in 2022
5 male births in 2022
Peak: 1989 (18 births)
Gerrell: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Gerrell span from the 1930s to the 2020s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 130 babies were registered. Gerrell has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Gerrell by Decade
How has Gerrell 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.
Gerrell by State
Gerrell + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Gerrell as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Gerrell
Other first names starting with G with a similar number of bearers.
Gerrell: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Gerrell?
We estimate approximately 429 people named Gerrell 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 798,961 Americans share this first name.
Is Gerrell a common name?
Gerrell is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 83% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 446 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Gerrell most popular?
Gerrell reached peak popularity in 1989, when 18 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Gerrell is approximately 32 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Gerrell a male name?
Gerrell is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Gerrell Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Gerrell Smith, Gerrell Johnson, Gerrell 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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