Is Gehrig a boy or girl name?

Gehrig is a boy’s name. Of the 698 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.0% were girls and 100.0% were boys.

Gehrig

Recorded 1944–2022 · United States

Gehrig was most popular in 2003, when 43 American babies were given the name — ranking #5,649 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 698 people named Gehrig.

Gehrig over time

Births per year. The dot marks Gehrig’s peak in 2003. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Gehrig a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Gehrig is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 698 Americans given it were girls and 100.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org