Gere
The Story of Gere
As a girl name
The earliest SSA record of Gere as a girl name dates back to 1931, when 5 babies received it. 1943 was its biggest year on record, with 6 newborns named Gere — #4,196 in the national rankings. About 50% of every Gere on record arrived during the 1940s, its defining decade. Gere last appeared in the published SSA data in 1964, with 6 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 22 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1930s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
American parents first put Gere on the record books as a boy name in 1957, with 6 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1957, when 6 Geres were born — ranking #3,552 that year. About 55% of every Gere on record arrived during the 1950s, its defining decade. Gere last appeared in the published SSA data in 2005, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 11 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1950s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Gere
Gere is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1931 and has accumulated 22 births in the dataset. Gere's peak popularity came in 1943 when it ranked #4,196. Use the chart and map above to compare Gere'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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