Is Gerrit a boy or girl name?

Gerrit is a boy’s name. Of the 2,877 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.0% were girls and 100.0% were boys.

Gerrit

Recorded 1881–2025 · United States

Gerrit was most popular in 1916, when 49 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,824 that year. In 2025 it ranked #11,831, with 16 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,877 people named Gerrit.

Gerrit over time

Births per year. The dot marks Gerrit’s peak in 1916. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Gerrit a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Gerrit is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 2,877 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.

Names that peaked alongside Gerrit

Where Gerrit is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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