Geryl
The Story of Geryl
As a girl name
Geryl first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1950, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1955, when 16 Geryls were born — ranking #2,839 that year. As of 2026, Geryl ranks #6,564 for girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 95 Geryls have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1950s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Geryl first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1963, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1963, when 5 Geryls were born — ranking #4,049 that year. As of 2026, Geryl ranks #3,930 for boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 10 Geryls have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1960s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Geryl
Geryl is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1950 and has accumulated 95 births in the dataset. Geryl's peak popularity came in 1955 when it ranked #2,839. Use the chart and map above to compare Geryl'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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