Gerrie
Gerrie is a Dutch and Afrikaans unisex given name. It is a diminutive of Ger, itself short for Gerard.
Meaning & Origin of Gerrie
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Gerrie is a Dutch and Afrikaans unisex given name. It is a diminutive of Ger, itself short for Gerard.
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The Story of Gerrie
Gerrie first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1918, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1947, when 50 Gerries were born — ranking #1,290 that year. As of 2026, Gerrie ranks #7,397 for baby girls with 8 births, with steady use. In total, more than 1K Gerries have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
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About the name Gerrie
Gerrie is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1918 and has accumulated 1K births in the dataset. Gerrie's peak popularity came in 1947 when it ranked #1,290. Use the chart and map above to compare Gerrie'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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