How Many People Are Named Gery?
An estimated 578 people in the United States have the first name Gery. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 66 years old, and Gery peaked in popularity in 1956 with 53 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Gery 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 Gery paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 66, Gery is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1970.
Estimated Living Americans
578
About 1 in 593,001 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
66
years old
Peak Year
1956
53 births
Total Registered
758
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Gery
Gery is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 758 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Gery as a male name
Ranked #13,193 in 2008
5 male births in 2008
Peak: 1956 (53 births)
Gery: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Gery span from the 1930s to the 2000s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1950s, when 371 babies were registered. Gery has declined significantly from its peak in the 1950s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Gery by Decade
How has Gery 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.
Gery by State
Birth registrations for Gery span all 8 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Pennsylvania, Texas, Ohio. The lowest are in Wisconsin, New York, Minnesota. On average, about 11 Gerys were registered per state.
Gery + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Gery as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Gery
Other first names starting with G with a similar number of bearers.
Gery: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Gery?
We estimate approximately 578 people named Gery 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 593,001 Americans share this first name.
Is Gery a common name?
Gery is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 85.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 758 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Gery most popular?
Gery reached peak popularity in 1956, when 53 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Gery is approximately 66 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Gery a male name?
Gery is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Gery Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Gery Smith, Gery Johnson, Gery 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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