How Many People Are Named Gershon?
An estimated 854 people in the United States have the first name Gershon. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 24 years old, and Gershon peaked in popularity in 2024 with 37 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Gershon 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 Gershon paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
854
About 1 in 401,352 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
24
years old
Peak Year
2024
37 births
Total Registered
937
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Gershon
Gershon is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 937 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Gershon as a male name
Ranked #3,232 in 2024
37 male births in 2024
Peak: 2024 (37 births)
Gershon: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Gershon span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 223 babies were registered. While Gershon is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Gershon by Decade
How has Gershon 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.
Gershon by State
Gershon + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Gershon as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Gershon: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Gershon?
We estimate approximately 854 people named Gershon 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 401,352 Americans share this first name.
Is Gershon a common name?
Gershon is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 89.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 937 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Gershon most popular?
Gershon reached peak popularity in 2024, when 37 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Gershon is approximately 24 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Gershon a male name?
Gershon is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Gershon Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Gershon Smith, Gershon Johnson, Gershon 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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