Gershom
According to the Bible, Gershom was the firstborn son of Moses and Zipporah. The name means "a stranger there" in Hebrew, which the text argues was a reference to Moses' flight from Egypt.
Meaning & Origin of Gershom
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
According to the Bible, Gershom was the firstborn son of Moses and Zipporah. The name means "a stranger there" in Hebrew, which the text argues was a reference to Moses' flight from Egypt.
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The Story of Gershom
Gershom first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1982, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2006, when 12 Gershoms were born — ranking #6,460 that year. As of 2026, Gershom ranks #10,889 for baby boys with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 207 Gershoms have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
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About the name Gershom
Gershom is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1982 and has accumulated 207 births in the dataset. Gershom's peak popularity came in 2006 when it ranked #6,460. Use the chart and map above to compare Gershom'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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