Gearl

Boy · recorded 1919–1965

  • 1965last recorded
  • 1942best year

Most popular in 1942.

Last recorded in 1965. Fewer than five boys a year have been given it since, so it's a true rarity.

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Meaning

We don’t have a verified meaning for Gearl.

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Its story

Popularity since 1919

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Per million boys born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.
See the 30 recorded years as a table
Gearl, per million boys born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
YearPer million
19196
19205
19226
19235
19249
19254
19276
19286
19298
19325
193310
193510
193610
19377
19388
193910
19406
19416
194211
19438
19449
19457
19465
19483
19503
19513
19552
19575
19623
19653

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Gearl isn’t concentrated in any one state. Either it’s spread evenly, or no state reaches the 25 births over three years needed before a rate means anything.

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 1965
5
Rank in 1965
#3,930
How rare
1 in 372,028 boys
Since 1919
236

Gearl was last recorded in 1965. Fewer than five boys have been given the name in any year since, which is the point below which the record stops reporting.

Most popular in 1942, at 11 per million boys born.

There isn’t enough data for a ten-year trend: Gearl doesn’t appear in both ends of that window.

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.