boy's name

Gerasimos

  • Origin Greek
  • Gender Boy
  • Letters 9
  • Births on record 201

Gerasimos is a boy's name. In 2013 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Gerasimos is a name of Greek origin.
  • Peaked in 1979, when 14 babies were given the name.
  • It has largely dropped out of use.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1972.

Gerasimos over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1970s to 2010s. The striped bar is the 2010s, still in progress — it covers 2010 to 2013, not a full ten years.

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Births named Gerasimos by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1970s 81
1980s 52
1990s 32
2000s 22
2010s (to 2013) 11

How popular is Gerasimos?

In 2013, Gerasimos was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Gerasimos is used

England & Wales #3,366 3 in 2001
United States #12,226 5 in 2013

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Gerasimos

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Gerasimos also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Gerasimos over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Gerasimos

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Gerasimos — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Gerasimos

How popular is the name Gerasimos?

In 2013, Gerasimos was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Gerasimos a girl's or a boy's name?

Gerasimos is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.

When was Gerasimos most popular?

Gerasimos peaked in 1979, when 14 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.