Gerren
Masculine
Gerren is given to both — 552 boys and 38 girls since 1880. See other names given to both
Gerren is a two-syllable name close to Garren and Darren, with a soft or hard G depending on the family. It has gone almost entirely to boys.
How old is the name Gerren?
Gerren first appears in US birth records in 1976 — 49 years ago. The typical Gerren alive today was born around 1985, making them about 40 years old. About 500 people named Gerren are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Gerren most popular?
Gerren peaked in 1983, reaching #1347 nationally. See the whole 1983 chart.
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Where it comes from
Origin, sound and short forms
Our story of Gerren
Darren and Garrett gave American parents a pattern they liked, a strong first syllable and a quick close, and Gerren sits among the names built on it. Its G can be hard, as in Gary, or soft, as in Gerald, and families chose for themselves. It is a name made from familiar sounds, and it belongs to the child who carries it.
Meaningnot established
Not established
No source records the origin of Gerren. It may be a spelling of Garren, a reshaping of Garrett or Darren, and no record says which.
Pronouncing Gerren
GAIR-un
Most families use a hard G. Some say JAIR-un.
Nicknames for Gerren
Limited
What the data says
146 years of official birth records
The long climb, and where it stands now
The same years in position rather than babies
- First recorded
- 1976
- Most boys named
- 198348 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #1347reached in 1983
- Change vs 2011
- +33.3%8 in 2012, from 6
Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.
Gerrens among us
people named Gerren are estimated to be alive in the US today
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
Is it right for you
Questions parents actually ask
Fashion outlook
Gerren sits outside the current charts, and that is its own kind of answer: naming cycles can only date the names they carried up. A name this rare has no decade stamped on it — it cannot go out of fashion, because it was never in.
Based on 146 years of naming cycles. How we read them
The trade-off
- It sounds familiar and is easy to say.
- It is rare, so he will seldom share it.
- People will not know whether the G is hard or soft.
- A very few girls have been given it; there is no recorded meaning to give either way.
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Frequently asked
- How many Gerrens are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 500 people named Gerren are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Gerren in 2025?
- Gerren is rarely given in the US today — it does not rank in the top 2000 boy names.
- Will my child share the name Gerren with classmates?
- Gerren will almost certainly be the only one in school.
More G names
The most-given names starting with G, all years combined.
George#126 · Gary#1073 · Gregory#593 · Gerald#1204 · Gabriel#37 · Glenn#1443 · Gavin#303 · Gordon#1051
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