Gerrit

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Meaning

Gerrit is a Dutch male name meaning "brave with the spear", the Dutch and Frisian form of Gerard.

From Wikipedia

Gerrit first appears in the data in 1881 and has been recorded in 121 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1916 with 49 babies (rank #903 that year). In 2024 it was given to 8 boys (rank #9,257). The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Gerrit

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Gerrit yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

5Destiny numberThe free spiritCurious, restless, energised by change.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
5Soul urgeThe free spiritCurious, restless, energised by change.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
9PersonalityThe humanitarianIdealistic, compassionate, thinks in big-picture terms.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

2,861

Total babies (all years)

121

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Gerrit

Gerrit Rietveldexlibrist · b. 1888
Gerrit Douvisual artist · b. 1613

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1881	6	#815
1893	6	#953
1902	5	#1,203
1906	7	#1,054
1907	5	#1,412
1908	6	#1,279
1909	7	#1,198
1910	6	#1,481
1912	9	#1,797
1913	22	#1,088
1914	33	#974
1915	45	#930
1916	49	#903
1917	37	#1,096
1918	37	#1,132
1919	39	#1,107
1920	40	#1,126
1921	38	#1,168
1922	37	#1,187
1923	35	#1,223
1924	35	#1,231
1925	35	#1,211
1926	22	#1,625
1927	38	#1,167
1928	31	#1,308
1929	25	#1,459
1930	20	#1,668
1931	22	#1,511
1932	20	#1,609
1933	18	#1,668
1934	24	#1,402
1935	16	#1,782
1936	16	#1,750
1937	18	#1,658
1938	23	#1,412
1939	24	#1,369
1940	18	#1,653
1941	14	#1,939
1942	18	#1,699
1943	19	#1,661
1944	8	#2,719
1945	11	#2,172
1946	14	#1,979
1947	18	#1,812
1948	16	#1,903
1949	10	#2,509
1950	12	#2,251
1951	13	#2,179
1952	30	#1,386
1953	9	#2,784
1954	24	#1,569
1955	13	#2,253
1956	30	#1,428
1957	18	#1,914
1958	12	#2,415
1959	18	#1,935
1960	11	#2,592
1961	20	#1,836
1962	14	#2,219
1963	17	#1,997
1964	15	#2,146
1965	13	#2,306
1966	13	#2,268
1967	19	#1,832
1968	29	#1,465
1969	17	#2,077
1970	20	#2,022
1971	12	#2,872
1972	16	#2,363
1973	20	#2,074
1974	25	#1,854
1975	29	#1,724
1976	32	#1,658
1977	34	#1,621
1978	35	#1,605
1979	36	#1,608
1980	32	#1,779
1981	28	#1,965
1982	27	#2,021
1983	28	#1,916
1984	24	#2,195
1985	20	#2,537
1986	27	#2,119
1987	26	#2,237
1988	28	#2,213
1989	41	#1,838
1990	31	#2,274
1991	31	#2,309
1992	40	#1,987
1993	35	#2,230
1994	40	#2,057
1995	42	#1,998
1996	42	#2,055
1997	39	#2,211
1998	46	#2,046
1999	37	#2,418
2000	41	#2,348
2001	29	#3,090
2002	35	#2,712
2003	35	#2,805
2004	32	#3,101
2005	31	#3,271
2006	32	#3,337
2007	28	#3,727
2008	29	#3,678
2009	22	#4,480
2010	24	#4,153
2011	24	#4,148
2012	24	#4,178
2013	18	#5,038
2014	29	#3,645
2015	29	#3,725
2016	21	#4,673
2017	9	#8,378
2018	19	#4,989
2019	23	#4,382
2020	14	#6,076
2021	15	#5,860
2022	6	#11,329
2023	12	#7,040
2024	8	#9,257