Gershon
According to the Torah, Gershon was the eldest of the sons of Levi, and the patriarchal founder of the Gershonites, one of the four main divisions among the Levites in biblical times. The Gershonites were charged with the care of the outer tabernacle including components such as the tent and its covering, screens, doors, and hangings.
- Biblical
- Biblical Hebrew
Meaning & Origin of Gershon
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
According to the Torah, Gershon was the eldest of the sons of Levi, and the patriarchal founder of the Gershonites, one of the four main divisions among the Levites in biblical times. The Gershonites were charged with the care of the outer tabernacle including components such as the tent and its covering, screens, doors, and hangings.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Biblical
- Biblical Hebrew
The Story of Gershon
Gershon first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1915, with 7 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2026: 39 births, good for #3,126 nationwide. The 2020s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 23% of all recorded Gershons. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #3,126 among baby boy names with 39 births, rising sharply (+50% over the past five years). In total, more than 1K Gershons have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Gershon
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About the name Gershon
Gershon is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1915 and has accumulated 1K births in the dataset. Gershon's peak popularity came in 2026 when it ranked #2,738. Use the chart and map above to compare Gershon'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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