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By Brynn McKeon · Sep 2026

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Gerson

OriginHebrew
Meaning"stranger, exodus"
GenderBoy

About Gerson

Variation of Gershom

Popularity & trends

US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
#1,600#1,800'14'16'18'20'22'24
20142025
18802025
Data table
YearUS rankBirthsPer million
2014#1,7058946.3
2015#1,8997740.2
2016#1,48611560.6
2017#1,48111461.6
2018#1,53211161.1
2019#1,6829552.9
2020#1,54210762
2021#1,9367844.6
2022#1,7629453.8
2023#1,69910058.5
2024#1,8358851.1
2025#1,57610863.2
Popularity history from more than a century of Social Security Administration birth records. Years without a line are years the name fell below the published records.

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#576❄️ Unique

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