Given name & surname
Geren
“a guardian”
Geren is a variant of Geron. One French interpretation is “a guardian.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Geren is a variant of Geron. One French interpretation is “a guardian.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Geren is a variant of Geron. An origin associated with Geron is French.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1991. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Geren through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 15
- 15 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1991
- 5 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 5 in 2008. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 132 as a first name in 2020; 1,494 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.
Geren’s family of names
Geren has a related form in Geron. In English usage, Geren as a surname has a related form in GEHREN.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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