Gerben

Gerben

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Gerben first appears in the data in 1955 and has been recorded in 60 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1977 with 158 babies (rank #120 that year). It was not in the 2017 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Gerben

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

33Destiny numberThe master teacherSelfless guidance and uplift — a heightened 6.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
1Soul urgeThe leaderIndependent, pioneering, drawn to going first.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
5PersonalityThe free spiritCurious, restless, energised by change.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

5,255

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

158

Peak in a single year

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1955	50	#221
1956	59	#208
1957	53	#218
1958	53	#222
1959	57	#223
1960	53	#235
1961	67	#217
1962	76	#206
1963	70	#213
1964	77	#212
1965	97	#188
1966	88	#194
1967	126	#156
1968	100	#181
1969	120	#169
1970	130	#156
1971	154	#136
1972	150	#135
1973	138	#134
1974	144	#120
1975	155	#116
1976	128	#138
1977	158	#120
1978	158	#118
1979	143	#128
1980	136	#137
1981	147	#130
1982	144	#129
1983	128	#141
1984	111	#148
1985	106	#156
1986	106	#165
1987	122	#151
1988	110	#165
1989	94	#187
1990	105	#173
1991	108	#178
1992	88	#205
1993	88	#212
1994	98	#197
1995	73	#244
1996	79	#233
1997	63	#273
1998	102	#192
1999	73	#260
2000	59	#306
2001	64	#278
2002	71	#262
2003	58	#293
2004	48	#327
2005	44	#339
2006	39	#353
2007	33	#388
2008	23	#467
2009	23	#451
2010	23	#456
2011	25	#426
2012	17	#525
2013	23	#422
2014	20	#457

Year

Babies

Rank

1955

#221

1956

#208

1957

#218

1958

#222

1959

#223

1960

#235

1961

#217

1962

#206

1963

#213

1964

#212

1965

#188

1966

#194

1967

126

#156

1968

100

#181

1969

120

#169

1970

130

#156

1971

154

#136

1972

150

#135

1973

138

#134

1974

144

#120

1975

155

#116

1976

128

#138

1977

158

#120

1978

158

#118

1979

143

#128

1980

136

#137

1981

147

#130

1982

144

#129

1983

128

#141

1984

111

#148

1985

106

#156

1986

106

#165

1987

122

#151

1988

110

#165

1989

#187

1990

105

#173

1991

108

#178

1992

#205

1993

#212

1994

#197

1995

#244

1996

#233

1997

#273

1998

102

#192

1999

#260

2000

#306

2001

#278

2002

#262

2003

#293

2004

#327

2005

#339

2006

#353

2007

#388

2008

#467

2009

#451

2010

#456

2011

#426

2012

#525

2013

#422

2014

#457

Numerology of Gerben

Popularity Over Time — Boys

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Year-by-Year Detail