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Origin & history of Gershon1
Biblical / Hebrew roots
Gershon comes from the Biblical / Hebrew tradition, meaning Stranger; exodus.
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How popular is Gershon?
2024
peak year
Today, Gershon is rarely chosen — ranked well outside the top 1,000 (around #3979), with only about 28 babies given the name per year. But it wasn't always this way. At its peak in 2024, 37 babies were given the name (ranked #3232 nationally). Its strongest stretch was the 2010s. Gershon has been trending upward in recent years. In all, around 937 babies have been registered as Gershon since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations
1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
37
Babies named in peak year
(ranked #3,232)
(ranked #3,232)
28
Avg. per year
(last decade)
(last decade)
280
Total registrations
last 10 years
last 10 years
937
All-time total
(since 1880)
(since 1880)
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Numerology of Gershon5
Life path number
The Adventurer
Freedom, adventure and curiosity.
🌍Adventurous
🦋Free spirit
🎭Adaptable
💬Magnetic
G7
E5
R9
S1
H8
O6
N5
Sum: 41 → Life path 5
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Personality of Gershon🌍
Free spirit
Adventure calls and they always answer.
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Electric energy
Things happen around them — exciting, unexpected.
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Adaptable
New situations are opportunities, never threats.
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Natural charmer
There's something magnetic about them.
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