boy's name
Gershon
- Gender Boy
- Syllables 2
- Letters 7
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 1,003
Gershon is a boy's name with 2 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 38 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2024, when 38 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 87,252 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1915.
- 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.
Gershon over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1910s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1910s | 19 |
| 1920s | 15 |
| 1930s | 29 |
| 1940s | 5 |
| 1950s | 25 |
| 1960s | 23 |
| 1970s | 65 |
| 1980s | 93 |
| 1990s | 121 |
| 2000s | 159 |
| 2010s | 223 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 200 |
How popular is Gershon?
In 2025, Gershon was given to 38 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Gershon is used
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 Gershon
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Gershon also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Gershon over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Gershon
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Gershon — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Gershon
How popular is the name Gershon?
In 2025, Gershon was given to 38 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Gershon a girl's or a boy's name?
Gershon is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
How many syllables are in Gershon?
Gershon has 2 syllables.
When was Gershon most popular?
Gershon peaked in 2024, when 38 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Gershon a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Gershon currently ranks #3,179 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.