Geter
Geter is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:Chad Geter, American football player Lewis Geter, American basketball player
Meaning & Origin of Geter
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Geter is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:Chad Geter, American football player Lewis Geter, American basketball player
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The Story of Geter
Geter first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1915, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1915: 5 births, good for #3,825 nationwide. Geter last appeared in the published SSA data in 1915, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 5 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1910s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Names that sound like Geter
Phonetically similar names — useful when Geter is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Getter
- Guetter
- Gutter
- Gitter
- Gator
- Gater
- Goiter
- Gaiter
- Gotter
- Goitre
- Gatter
- Geder
Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.
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About the name Geter
Geter is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1915 and has accumulated 5 births in the dataset. Geter's peak popularity came in 1915 when it ranked #3,825. Use the chart and map above to compare Geter'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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