How Many People Are Named Gerrit?
An estimated 1,878 people in the United States have the first name Gerrit. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 40 years old, and Gerrit peaked in popularity in 1916 with 49 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Gerrit 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 Gerrit paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,878
About 1 in 182,510 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
40
years old
Peak Year
1916
49 births
Total Registered
2,861
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Gerrit
Gerrit is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 2,861 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Gerrit as a male name
Ranked #9,257 in 2024
8 male births in 2024
Peak: 1916 (49 births)
Gerrit: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Gerrit span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 383 babies were registered. Gerrit has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Gerrit by Decade
How has Gerrit 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.
Gerrit by State
Birth registrations for Gerrit span all 10 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Michigan, Iowa, California. The lowest are in Washington, Texas, Pennsylvania. On average, about 83 Gerrits were registered per state.
Gerrit + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Gerrit as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Gerrit
Other first names starting with G with a similar number of bearers.
Gerrit: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Gerrit?
We estimate approximately 1,878 people named Gerrit 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 182,510 Americans share this first name.
Is Gerrit a common name?
Gerrit is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 93.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,861 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Gerrit most popular?
Gerrit reached peak popularity in 1916, when 49 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Gerrit is approximately 40 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Gerrit a male name?
Gerrit is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Gerrit Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Gerrit Smith, Gerrit Johnson, Gerrit 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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