How Many People Are Named Gershom?
An estimated 203 people in the United States have the first name Gershom. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 22 years old, and Gershom peaked in popularity in 2006 with 12 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Gershom 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 Gershom paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
203
About 1 in 1,688,445 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
22
years old
Peak Year
2006
12 births
Total Registered
207
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Gershom
Gershom is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 207 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Gershom as a male name
Ranked #11,347 in 2024
6 male births in 2024
Peak: 2006 (12 births)
Gershom: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Gershom span from the 1980s to the 2020s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 54 babies were registered. While Gershom is less common than at its peak in the 2000s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Gershom by Decade
How has Gershom 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.
Gershom + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Gershom as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Gershom: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Gershom?
We estimate approximately 203 people named Gershom 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 1,688,445 Americans share this first name.
Is Gershom a common name?
Gershom is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 74.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 207 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Gershom most popular?
Gershom reached peak popularity in 2006, when 12 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Gershom is approximately 22 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Gershom a male name?
Gershom is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Gershom Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Gershom Smith, Gershom Johnson, Gershom 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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