Gerrit
Gerrit was the 5689th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 16 babies. Its best year was 1881, when it ranked 815th; the most babies were born in 1916 (49). Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,962 places. More babies were named Gerrit in the 1990s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #5,689 boys, up 390 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 16boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 191649 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,877babies recorded
Gerrit popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #5,689 | 16 |
| 2020 | #6,079 | 14 |
| 2010 | #4,153 | 24 |
| 2000 | #2,348 | 41 |
| 1990 | #2,274 | 31 |
| 1980 | #1,779 | 32 |
| 1970 | #2,022 | 20 |
| 1960 | #2,592 | 11 |
| 1950 | #2,252 | 12 |
| 1940 | #1,652 | 18 |
| 1930 | #1,668 | 20 |
| 1920 | #1,126 | 40 |
| 1910 | #1,481 | 6 |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Gerrit, counting every spelling?
Gerrit has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Gerrit?
16 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Gerrit (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Gerrit born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 529 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Gerrit.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Gerrit?
About 1,800 people born in the US named Gerrit are alive today, with a median age of 34; half are between 22 and 50. That makes Gerrit mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Gerrit: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Gerrit, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Gerrit
How popular is the name Gerrit?
Gerrit was the 5689th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 16 babies. Its best year was 1881, when it ranked 815th; the most babies were born in 1916 (49). Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,962 places. More babies were named Gerrit in the 1990s than in any other decade.
Is Gerrit a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Gerrit in the US.