Gee
The Story of Gee
As a girl name
Gee first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1948, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1990: 6 births, good for #11,408 nationwide. About 71% of every Gee on record arrived during the 1990s, its defining decade. Gee last appeared in the published SSA data in 1991, with 6 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 17 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1940s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Gee as a boy name dates back to 1880, when 5 babies received it. 1992 was its biggest year on record, with 8 newborns named Gee — #6,129 in the national rankings. About 38% of every Gee on record arrived during the 1880s, its defining decade. Gee last appeared in the published SSA data in 1997, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 64 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1880s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Gee
Gee is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1880 and has accumulated 64 births in the dataset. Gee's peak popularity came in 1992 when it ranked #6,129. Use the chart and map above to compare Gee's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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