Is Gershon a boy or girl name?

Gershon is a boy’s name. Of the 977 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.0% were girls and 100.0% were boys.

Gershon

Recorded 1915–2025 · United States

Gershon was most popular in 2024, when 38 American babies were given the name — ranking #6,804 that year. In 2025 it ranked #6,717, with 38 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 977 people named Gershon.

Gershon over time

Births per year. The dot marks Gershon’s peak in 2024. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Gershon a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Gershon is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 977 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 Gershon

Where Gershon 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