Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Ger isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1980. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Ger through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 473
- 385 boys · 88 girls
- Most popular year
- 1991
- 38 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 7 in 2006. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 33 in 1991. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,192 as a first name in 2020; 304 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Ger’s family of names
In German usage, Ger as a surname has a related form in Gehricke. In German usage, Ger as a surname has a related form in GERICKE.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 4
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Ger
- Ger van MourikDutch football player (1931-2017)
- Ger SendenDutch footballerborn 1971
- Ger KoopmansDutch politicianborn 1962
- Ger van ElkDutch artist (1941-2014)
- Ger BlokDutch football coach (1939-2016)
- Ger LatasterDutch painter (1920-2012)
- Ger RyanIrish actressborn 1950
- Ger LagendijkDutch footballer (1941-2010)
- Gerrie StrokerDutch association football player (1916-2002)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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