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Gerrit

/ˈdʒɛɹɪt/ · 100% boys · 16 born in 2025

Gerrit has been given to about 2,877 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1916, which makes it a Edwardian name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈdʒɛɹɪt/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 1,937
Median age today37 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Gerrit per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1916 · 49
  • Born in 202516
  • All time2,877

How popular is Gerrit?

Its best year was 1916, when 49 babies were given the name, ranking 903rd. The typical living American called Gerrit is about 37 years old today.

Names that sound like Gerrit

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Kermit0.75
  2. Emmit0.68
  3. Gerry0.65
  4. Garrick0.52
  5. Garret0.50
  6. Garrett0.48
  7. Gerald0.45
  8. Garett0.47

Middle names for Gerrit

Ranked by flow score
  1. Gerrit Paul0.77
  2. Gerrit John0.77
  3. Gerrit Lee0.77
  4. Gerrit Dean0.76
  5. Gerrit Blake0.76
  6. Gerrit Bryce0.76

Sibling names for Gerrit

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Santosbrother · 0.84
  2. Thaddeusbrother · 0.83
  3. Marcelbrother · 0.81
  4. Aileensister · 0.80
  5. Celiasister · 0.77
  6. Helenasister · 0.77

Where Gerrit is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Gerrit Anderson0.77
    2. Gerrit Reyes0.72
    3. Gerrit Nguyen0.72
    4. Gerrit Moore0.72
    5. Gerrit Lee0.72
    6. Gerrit Hall0.72

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Gerrit

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. Scotland1974–2020
    3. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.