Gershom
#11,402 most common boys' name of all time · #29,107 across all names · 100% male / 0% female · used 1982–2025
Rank among boys
#11,402
Rank overall
#29,107 of 105,966
First appeared
1982
Years on the list
31 of 146
All-time
212
Since 2016
45
Peak year
2006 #6,687
Best rank
#5,422 1991
Girls
Boys
peak 12/yr
Gershom first appears in 1982. That's the first year it was given to at least 5 US babies, which is the threshold below which the SSA withholds a name.
Year by year
| Year | Girls | Boys | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | — | 5 | 5 | #12,521 |
| 2024 | — | 6 | 6 | #11,343 |
| 2023 | — | 7 | 7 | #10,083 |
| 2021 | — | 8 | 8 | #9,142 |
| 2019 | — | 5 | 5 | #12,723 |
| 2017 | — | 8 | 8 | #9,147 |
| 2016 | — | 6 | 6 | #11,189 |
| 2015 | — | 8 | 8 | #9,071 |
| 2014 | — | 6 | 6 | #11,143 |
| 2013 | — | 5 | 5 | #12,719 |
| 2012 | — | 5 | 5 | #12,851 |
| 2010 | — | 10 | 10 | #7,815 |
| 2008 | — | 5 | 5 | #13,198 |
| 2006 | — | 12 | 12 | #6,687 |
| 2005 | — | 5 | 5 | #12,114 |
| 2004 | — | 9 | 9 | #7,826 |
| 2003 | — | 5 | 5 | #11,588 |
| 2002 | — | 7 | 7 | #8,888 |
| 2001 | — | 5 | 5 | #11,249 |
| 2000 | — | 6 | 6 | #9,671 |
| 1999 | — | 10 | 10 | #6,334 |
| 1998 | — | 7 | 7 | #8,030 |
| 1997 | — | 10 | 10 | #5,920 |
| 1996 | — | 5 | 5 | #9,713 |
| 1995 | — | 6 | 6 | #8,389 |
| 1991 | — | 10 | 10 | #5,422 |
| 1989 | — | 7 | 7 | #6,775 |
| 1988 | — | 8 | 8 | #5,682 |
| 1986 | — | 5 | 5 | #7,564 |
| 1984 | — | 6 | 6 | #6,238 |
| 1982 | — | 5 | 5 | #7,264 |