Gerson

“Variant of Gershom — a stranger there (Hebrew)” — Hebrew (via Gershom) origin

Boy's name · #1576 in the US (2025) · Trending

Gerson is climbing: on the charts since 1909, it is ranked #1576 in 2025, with about 110 boys given the name last year. Roughly 4,300 have carried it all-time.

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 9 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Gersons

Gérson — Brazilian footballer (born 1941)
Gerson Rodrigues — Luxembourgian association football player
Gerson Santos Putin — Brazilian footballer Of Vasco Da Gama
Gerson Torres — Costa Rican footballer
Gerson Vieira — Brazilian association football player

In stories & tradition

Gerson — Undertale

What Gersons become

Among 201 notable people named Gerson:

Business leaders appear 2.21× more often than among typical names — e.g. Gerson von Bleichröder, German banker (1822–1893).

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