Gershom is a very rare boys' name that peaked in 2006 and has grown less common since.
Gershom is a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #12,666 for boy births in the United States (and #26,065 across all names), given to 5 babies. Gershom was first reported in SSA data in 1982 and peaked in 2006 (12 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | 5 | #12,666 |
| 2024 | 6 | 6 | #11,389 |
| 2023 | 7 | 7 | #10,087 |
| 2021 | 8 | 8 | #9,114 |
| 2019 | 5 | 5 | #12,796 |
| 2017 | 8 | 8 | #9,124 |
| 2016 | 6 | 6 | #11,187 |
| 2015 | 8 | 8 | #9,024 |
| 2014 | 6 | 6 | #11,185 |
| 2013 | 5 | 5 | #12,774 |
| 2012 | 5 | 5 | #12,898 |
| 2010 | 10 | 10 | #7,774 |
| 2008 | 5 | 5 | #13,193 |
| 2006 | 12 | 12 | #6,603 |
| 2005 | 5 | 5 | #12,043 |
| 2004 | 9 | 9 | #7,751 |
| 2003 | 5 | 5 | #11,481 |
| 2002 | 7 | 7 | #8,765 |
| 2001 | 5 | 5 | #11,154 |
| 2000 | 6 | 6 | #9,502 |
| 1999 | 10 | 10 | #6,195 |
| 1998 | 7 | 7 | #7,868 |
| 1997 | 10 | — | #5,790 |
| 1996 | 5 | — | #9,507 |
| 1995 | 6 | — | #8,152 |
| 1991 | 10 | — | #5,235 |
| 1989 | 7 | — | #6,468 |
| 1988 | 8 | — | #5,382 |
| 1986 | 5 | — | #7,101 |
| 1984 | 6 | — | #5,837 |
| 1982 | 5 | — | #6,702 |