How Many People Are Named Gerson?
An estimated 3,819 people in the United States have the first name Gerson. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 22 years old, and Gerson peaked in popularity in 2008 with 145 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Gerson 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 Gerson paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
3,819
About 1 in 89,750 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
22
years old
Peak Year
2008
145 births
Total Registered
4,214
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Gerson
Gerson is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 4,214 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Gerson as a male name
Ranked #1,835 in 2024
88 male births in 2024
Peak: 2008 (145 births)
Gerson: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Gerson span from the 1900s to the 2020s, covering 13 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 1,221 babies were registered. While Gerson is less common than at its peak in the 2000s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Gerson by Decade
How has Gerson 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.
Gerson by State
Birth registrations for Gerson span all 17 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, New York. The lowest are in Washington, Louisiana, Ohio. On average, about 154 Gersons were registered per state.
Gerson + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Gerson as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Gerson
Other first names starting with G with a similar number of bearers.
Gerson: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Gerson?
We estimate approximately 3,819 people named Gerson 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 89,750 Americans share this first name.
Is Gerson a common name?
Gerson is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 95.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 4,214 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Gerson most popular?
Gerson reached peak popularity in 2008, when 145 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Gerson is approximately 22 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Gerson a male name?
Gerson is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Gerson Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Gerson Smith, Gerson Johnson, Gerson 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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